Okay, so I just learned something interesting about the new Running Man movie! Director Edgar Wright talked about why they made some changes to the character of Bradley Throckmorton, played by Daniel Ezra. Apparently, his role is a bit different than it was in the original Stephen King book. Both the book and the movie show Bradley as someone who helps Ben Richards (Glen Powell) survive, but Wright tweaked things a little. It’s cool to hear the director explain his choices, especially since Bradley is such a key character!
Bradley, a member of a group of thieves, and his friends stole library cards and read a lot, uncovering secrets about their unfair society. In the 2025 film, Bradley becomes the Apostle, an online personality who analyzes the show The Running Man and uses his platform to reveal the dangerous realities behind the game.
In a conversation with Inverse, director James Wright revealed that the movie’s concept was inspired by the reality show X-Factor. He and writer Michael Bacall studied videos of reality TV mishaps while working on the script for The Running Man. Wright specifically noticed something on the UK version of X-Factor called “the villain edit” – when editing makes a contestant appear to be the bad guy. You can find his full explanation below.
It was clear the show’s producers had deliberately misled this contestant before she went on stage. They knew she was easily angered and seemed to want to provoke her into having a meltdown during the show.
Wright felt this idea was very reminiscent of Ben Richards’ work, explaining that the characters are often publicly ridiculed or portrayed as villains, becoming targets for sensationalist tabloid coverage. This inspired Wright and Bacall to create the character of Bradley as an enthusiastic fan who is also aware of the hidden truths and conspiracies.
To fully illustrate the reality TV tropes, the show needed to film scenes showing the deaths of fellow contestants Jenni Laughlin (played by Katy O’Brian) and Tim Jansky (Martin Herlihy). While this added extra work to the production, director Wright feels the decision was worthwhile, describing it as “a lot of fun to put together.”
In the film The Running Man, Bradley’s transformation into a public figure is key to how the story ends – it’s quite different from the original book. In the movie, Bradley releases a video proving Ben survived the plane crash, inspiring people to join together and overthrow the Network.
The movie ends with Ben shown to be alive, leading a rebellion against Dan Killian and the Network. The filmmakers used footage from Bradley’s video to quickly advance the story towards a more hopeful ending than the one found in the original Stephen King novel.
As a movie fan, it’s fascinating to see how updates to The Running Man reflect our world today. The original came out in 1982, and now, with Bradley becoming a social media personality, it feels much more relevant. I think it’s because how we get and share information has changed so much since then. Plus, it allows for a slightly more optimistic take on things, which I appreciate!
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2025-11-15 23:48