Stephen King Stands by That Controversial New ‘Running Man’ Ending

There are three different versions of The Running Man, with three different endings. The original 1982 book ends one way, the 1987 movie ends another, and now Edgar Wright’s 2025 movie with Glen Powell has its own. In our review, we felt the ending was the biggest problem with the film, but one very important person liked it more than we did: Stephen King.

A few weeks back, we learned that Wright and co-writer Michael Bacall had to get King’s permission to change the ending of the…