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The Running Man (1987) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

The Running Man (1987) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Update: 2025-09-29
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The first screen adaptation of The Running Man saw four different directors fired, the final director come in once filming had begun (while Arnold Schwarzenegger and his lycra were away from the set). Schwarzenegger would lament the final film, and Stephen King - who penned the original novel (as Richard Bachman) - wouldn't be hugely impressed either. But still: there's a reason it's still talked about today.


In development for decades at Walt Disney Animation Studios, meanwhile, was an animated feature surrounding videogaming. Yet it took three attempts to get there, and some pretty complex negotiations too...


Stories of both are told in this episode...

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The Running Man (1987) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

The Running Man (1987) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Simon Brew