About this episode

The episode discusses the failure of Edgar Wright's reboot of The Running Man and its potential for cult classic status.

Episode four of our Stephen King mini-season and also a Patreon request! Edgar Wright's reboot of The Running Man fell completely flat at the box office last year, despite the name of Stephen King and the involvement of Glenn Powell. Why did it fail so badly? Is it destined for cult classic status? Guest Daniel Ake returns to the podcast to help figure it out. ___ Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Ake

Topics covered

• Stephen King
• film review
• box office failure
• cult classic
• reboot analysis

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Books & works: The Running Man, The Running Man (2025)

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