The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Operating Man has acquired a mysterious teaser trailer. Starring Twisters and Prime Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell, The Operating Man is about to be launched in theaters on November 7, 2025. Not a lot has been revealed in regards to the dystopian motion film, however per the trailer announcement, you’ll be able to anticipate high-stakes motion as Powell turns into a person combating for his life on a lethal present on prime-time tv.
The Operating Man is a brand new reimagining of the 1982 novel of the identical identify by King (written underneath his pseudonym, Richard Bachman), which was already tailored in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger because the lead. The story takes place in a future dystopian society the place audiences have grow to be obsessive about a brand new sport present known as The Operating Man. Within the sport, the contestants should discover a approach to escape from hunters who’re out to kill them on stay tv.
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The movie is directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Useless, Final Night time in Soho, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), who co-writes with Michael Bacall. The movie stars Powell alongside Colman Domingo, Michael Cera, Katy O’Brian, Josh Brolin and Lee Tempo, amongst others. It was Powell himself who made the announcement of the trailer in a video that exhibits the huge scale of Wright’s imaginative and prescient:
Glen Powell’s ‘The Operating Man’ Joins a Slew of Different Upcoming Stephen King Diversifications
The Operating Manis one in every of a number ofStephen King diversificationsthat can arrive within the close to future. 2025 has already seen the discharge of two movies tailored from two very totally different tales by the grasp of horror. Osgood Perkins’The Monkey was launched in February, after which it had its digital streaming debut in April. In the meantime, Mike Flanagan’sThe Lifetime of Chuck had a lukewarm response in theaters after being launched in June, and hopefully, it’s going to have a greater reception as soon as it arrives on streaming (no launch date but).
Earlier than the discharge of the survival thriller starring Glen Powell, followers of the writer will see the TV adaptation of the supernatural thriller The Institute, which can be streaming on MGM+ on July 13. After that, a long-awaited adaptation can be arriving in theaters. Francis Lawrence’s The Lengthy Stroll, starring Mark Hamill, Cooper Hoffman, Ben Wang, and Judy Greer, will premiere on Sept.12.
The final quarter of the yr will see the discharge of the extremely anticipated TV sequence It: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max, though no date has been made official by the streamer. Then there are others in manufacturing or in growth. Flanagan is capturing the TV sequence Carrie for Amazon MGM Studios, and he is engaged on the TV adaptation of King’s literary masterpiece The Darkish Tower.
Most just lately, it was introduced that Doug Liman, of The Bourne Identification and Highway Home fame, can be remaking The Stand. “Nature bites again” thriller Cujo can be being remade by Netflix. Horror producer Roy Lee will again the movie, which is eyeing Darren Aronofsky as director.
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