It is no secret that Stephen King wasn’t a fan of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger adaptation of his novel “The Working Man.” The guide is certainly one of his angriest tales and takes place in a dystopian world the place an abnormal schlub indicators as much as compete on the earth’s deadliest recreation to earn sufficient money to avoid wasting his sick daughter.
That is why King felt it was a mistake to solid Schwarzenegger, one of many least abnormal folks of all time, shedding the everyman attraction the character was presupposed to encourage within the viewers.
Now, almost 30 years later, Edgar Wright is remaking “The Working Man” with Glen Powell — who, whereas nonetheless extra jacked than anybody I do know, is no less than in a position to look the a part of an abnormal down-on-his-luck father. This movie seems like will probably be the primary main check for Powell as an motion star, and judging by the movie’s trailer, he appears up for the duty.
Not like King, Wright is a big fan of the 1987 movie, and his enthusiasm for it’s the motive the producers of the brand new “Working Man” chased him down to supply him the gig. Therefore, it is no shock to see the trailer for Wright’s “Working Man” pays tribute to the Schwarzenegger film by giving Arnold a cameo, albeit with a task extra befitting Arnold’s stature.
Arnold Schwarzenegger seems presidential on the face of the $100 greenback invoice
In actual life, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected as Governor of California and reigned over the west coast from 2003 to 2011. However as a result of he wasn’t born within the U.S., he was by no means eligible to run for President of the USA.
Nonetheless, that does not appear to be an issue on the earth of “The Working Man.” Eagle-eyed viewers will spot Arnold wanting awfully presidential within the movie’s trailer, with his portrait printed on the face of the $100 invoice luring Glen Powell into this lethal recreation. Contemplating simply how determined Powell’s Ben Richards is for money, we’re seemingly going to be seeing a variety of Schwarzenegger’s mug over the runtime of “The Working Man.” That mentioned, there is no motive to count on the flesh-and-blood man himself will make an look.
In all chance, that is Edgar Wright’s cheeky nod to each the 1987 movie and the star who revolutionized the motion style that Wright himself has so cleverly skewered and paid homage to over his profession. Get able to make a run for theaters when “The Working Man” comes out on November 7, 2025.
