Mr. Movies himself gave The Running Man two thumbs up. This week, Tom Cruise caught the new Edgar Wright movie and hung out with Glen Powell. The pictures on social media are very fun with the Mission: Impossible star loving his new popcorn bucket. Getting that kind of publicity is basically indispensable. Yes, The Running Man might be a Stephen King adaptation. But, the movies are an interesting environment now. Nothing is a sure bet anymore, even if the movie is good. IMAX might have said it best, “The king has spoken.” So, now we all have to wait to see what the opening weekend does.
“Another great night out with my friends at the movies! You guys crushed it, congratulations!,” Cruise typed. “I laughed, was on the edge of my seat, and ate way too much popcorn.”
There’s been so much talk about how we “don’t have movie stars anymore.” But, you see moments like this and some of the fan enthusiasm around recent releases, and it becomes apparent that there are stars. We just have to break out of the cycles of negativity to embrace them. Despite Cruise’s elder statesman status at this point, he’s always offering out that olive branch for the younger Hollywood set. Hopefully, that never changes.
Tom Cruise co-signs on Glen Powell
Tom Cruise isn’t the only person who gave Powell the seal of approval. During a recent panel during New York Comic-Con, the Running Man star told the fans that Stephen King himself had to give his blessing before the movie could commence. That’s pretty nerve-wracking. Even for a big star like Powell. But, luckily for Edgar Wright and the creative team, they had one big ace up their sleeve. Namely, their leading man had been in one banger of a movie recently. That helped matters tremendously after King went to see Hit Man and liked what Powell brought to that project. From there, it was smooth sailing.
“Edgar offered me this movie, and I was like, ‘Yes.’ I’m like, ‘Let’s go…’ And then, like, later that night [Edgar says], ‘By the way, like, you have to be approved by Stephen King. He’s gonna watch Hit Man tonight,” Powell told the crowd. “And so I had to wait overnight for Stephen King to watch Hit Man and hope that I still had the role in the morning. It’s terrible,”
So, that makes two absolute legends that gave Powell their co-sign before The Running Man made its way to the runway. Hit Man really is amazing, so that definitely helps. But, it’s not hard to see the vision when it comes to one of Hollywood’s brightest developing stars. Now, all that’s left is for audiences to see and decide for themselves.
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