Christopher Reeve Was Set for ‘The Running Man’ Until a Sudden Change Forced Him Out

Erin Maxwell November 14, 2025, 2:48 pm

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SUPERMAN, Christopher Reeve, 1978. ©Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection — Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection

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As Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, sprints into theaters, fans of the original 1987 action-adventure with Arnold Schwarzenegger are sure to revisit the dystopian classic and compare how the new adaptation reshapes Stephen King‘s brutal vision for a modern audience.

But few fans know that the original pick for Ben Richards wasn’t the former Governator, but Superman.

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