The Lengthy Stroll isn’t the one Stephen King story from the Richard Bachman period coming to the silver display screen this 12 months. Its religious sibling, The Operating Man, can be getting a star-studded adaptation that appears extremely promising for followers.
The Operating Man has been tailored as soon as earlier than. The dystopian 1982 novel was shortly delivered to movie within the 1987 cult traditional of the identical identify, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
So earlier than the film arrives in theaters this November, what ought to followers of the story know? Right here’s a have a look at the small print for the 2025 adaptation of The Operating Man.
When does The Operating Man premiere?
The movie hits theaters on November 14.
Who stars in The Operating Man?
The movie, which is directed by Edgar Wright, stars Glen Powell within the lead as Ben Richards, a down-on-his-luck man who indicators as much as compete in a televised manhunt in a post-apocalyptic model of America to be able to win cash for his household, together with a sick daughter. Josh Brolin stars as Dan Killian, who produces the present, and Colman Domingo stars as its host Bobby Thompson. Jayme Lawson performs Ben’s spouse Sheila.
Additionally starring within the movie as hunters within the recreation are Lee Tempo and Karl Glusman; fellow contestants are portrayed by Katy O’Brian and Daniel Ezra. Starring as residents who grow to be concerned in Ben’s run are Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis, Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams, and William H. Macy. David Zayas, Simon Haines, and Sean Hayes additionally star.
What’s The Operating Man about?
Primarily based on the 1982 novel of the identical identify, the movie’s logline reads, “In a near-future society, The Operating Man is the top-rated present on tv—a lethal competitors the place contestants, generally known as Runners, should survive 30 days whereas being hunted by skilled assassins, with each transfer broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and every day bringing a higher money reward. Determined to avoid wasting his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is satisfied by the present’s charming however ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the sport as a final resort. However Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit flip him into an sudden fan favourite—and a menace to the complete system. As rankings skyrocket, so does the hazard, and Ben should outwit not simply the Hunters, however a nation hooked on watching him fall.”
How will The Operating Man be completely different from the 1987 model?
The director defined to Collider that his distinctive stylistic filmmaking model (a few of which might be detected within the trailer, embedded above) will probably be part of the story, even whether it is extra suspenseful than his traditional fare. “I feel this can be a little completely different from earlier movies in that sense, however there’s some parts of this in The Operating Man. I wouldn’t say it’s a movie stuffed with dance sequences, although there’s a little cheerleader second that’s a nod to the 1987 movie.” He additionally promised a key scene from the e-book will make it in: the YMCA sequence.
The Operating Man, In Theaters, November 14