In recent years, Glen Powell has sprinted into pole position as a major recent Hollywood leading man – taking to the skies in Top Gun: Maverick, don
In recent years, Glen Powell has sprinted into pole position as a major recent Hollywood leading man – taking to the skies in Top Gun: Maverick, donning disguises galore in Hit Man, getting his romcom on in Anyone But You, and driving into the eye of the storm in Twisters. Now, he’s ready to go full-on action star, teaming up with Edgar Wright – the legendary British director known for delivering brisk, witty, kinetic cinema of the highest calibre – for a whole recent take on The Running Man, Stephen King’s prescient killer thriller in which an ordinary man enters a deadly gameshow. Time to run for your life.
This month’s issue of Empire takes a world-exclusive trip on set of Wright’s The Running Man, speaking to the director and his stars on delivering explosive action, pulse-pounding chases, and searing satire in a more faithful adaptation of King’s original novel than the ‘80s Arnie film. Inside, we witness massive stunts, explore the film’s relatably dystopian world, and learn the advice Tom Cruise gave to Glen Powell on being an action cinema star. All that, plus we speak to Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Katy O’Brian, and Lee Pace, in an issue packed with never-before-seen images. It’s got everything you need to get up to speed with 2025’s coolest – and speediest – thriller.
This month’s newsstand cover finds Powell’s Ben Richards suited and booted for the ultimate killer contest:
And our subscriber cover is an eye-popping take on the manhunt, illustrated exclusively for Empire by Murugiah.
And that’s not all! Also in this issue we go back to Oz with Wicked: For Good; reunite the cast and director of The Descent, 20 years later; go toe-to-toe with Benny Safdie’s heavyweight drama The Smashing Machine; and venture deeper into Avatar: Fire And Ash with our latest Path To Pandora dispatch.
It’s an issue not to be missed – run, don’t walk, to get yours when it hits newsstands on Thursday 28 August. Pre-order a copy online here. The Running Man comes to UK cinemas from 14 November.
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