Arnold Schwarzenegger president in the new Running Man
A nod from Edgar Wright to the cinema icon, unveiled during the broadcast on Canal+.
The video this brief is aboutArnold Schwarzenegger appears as president on the banknotes of the dystopian world of Running Man. Director Edgar Wright explained this homage in an interview with CinemaBlend in November 2025. The news was highlighted when the film was broadcast on Canal+ on October 5. It is the 356th cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's novel, the second after Paul Michael Glaser's in 1987. Despite a budget of 110 million dollars and the presence of Glen Powell, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin, the film recorded a box-office failure. In 1988, filmmaker Yves Boisset had sued Fox for plagiarism of Le Prix du danger and had obtained damages. according to Écran Large
