‘The Running Man’ trailer looks like ‘Die Hard’ meets ‘Home Alone’

Given the darkness of the source material, writer/director Edgar Wright could have taken a fairly dark direction for his adaptation of Stephen King’s short story. The running man – but judging by the trailers so far, it looks like it’s gone the popcorn route instead.

In the trailer above Ben Richards (Powers of Chad‘ Glen Powell) is shown trying to survive and hide from a team of killers for 30 days on a game show. If he is caught, he dies. If he survives, he will win $1 billion for his family and be able to pay for the doctor’s care his child desperately needs. It’s a dark dystopian concept, but the trailer is full of action-packed sequences, explosions, and fun larger-than-life moments – including hunters falling victim to a booby-trapped house that looks like something from a much more violent world. Alone at home.

Also starring are William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O’Brian with Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin.

The running man hits theaters on November 7.