If you needed further reasons to sign up to see Edgar Wright‘s upcoming Stephen King adaptation, The Running Man, well here it is – the movie just beefed up its call sheet with the high-in-demand actress, Katy O’Brian, per The Hollywood Reporter. O’Brian has been on a tear of late with her name on a handful of major projects already released and upcoming. Her latest casting in The Running Man means she gets to reunite with Glen Powell, with whom she recently co-starred in one of summer’s most enjoyable releases, Twisters.

Planned as a more faithful adaptation of the source material than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-led version, The Hunger Games-esque story follows a desperate man, Ben Richards (Powell) who signs up for a deadly game in a dystopian America under a totalitarian regime. Ben’s daughter is sick and dying and to save her, he becomes a contestant in a fight-to-the-death game where he competes against the show’s ruthless killers. The longer a participant stays alive, the more money they win, but as Ben progresses in the game, he seeks an even bigger cause – to expose the game’s dark secrets. O’Brian’s role will harness her martial arts background as she will play one of the contestants in the show, which means we’ll get to see her in some thrilling fight scenes.

From Star Wars to the MCU, O’Brian has contributed to some big-name projects, however, she had her major break in this year’s acclaimed romantic thriller, Love Lies Bleeding, starring as a bodybuilder opposite Kristen Stewart. O’Brian has shared how she had to audition for the role six times, but it paid off nicely as her performance propelled her up the list of Hollywood’s highly sought talents. She recently booked a part in Amazon MGM’s romcom, Maintenance Required, and is currently filming an unnamed Christy Martin biopic alongside Sydney Sweeney. O’Brain will next be seen in the 8th Mission Impossible film.

When Is ‘The Running Man’ Releasing In Theaters?

Paramount has set the Wright-helmed feature for release next fall. The Running Man will arrive in theaters on November 21, 2025, in time for the Thanksgiving festivities and will race against Universal’s Wicked: Part Two. The studio’s Transformers One is currently playing in theaters where the numbers have been underwhelming. However, brighter days are just ahead for the studio, which still has a couple of highly anticipated releases. Smile 2 arrives next week on October 18, followed by the hotly anticipated Gladiator II, while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will cater to Christmastime moviegoers.

You can check out O’Brian and Powell together on Twisters, now streaming on Prime Video, or watch her turn on Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding on Max.

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It was nearly a year ago when Marvel Studios released The Marvels, which starred Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani. This superheroine feature brings together three young heroes as their powers become intertwined. Out of all the crazy scenes this movie has shown, one of them surprised Larson the most during production. Popverse reported that Larson appeared at Fan Expo Denver, where she talked about this recent Marvel film. According to Larson, the scene that got a reaction out of her was the Aladna musical number as she was shocked that she was going to have her Disney Princess moment in the MCU. For those who don’t recall, The Marvels revealed that Captain Marvel (Larson) was married to Prince Yan (Park Seo-joon), which led to a Disney-inspired musical number. Despite her initial reaction, she ended up enjoying it and liked the final outcome.

“I loved all the Aladna stuff. It took a lot of rehearsing. It was so strange. I remember when I first got the script and I saw it, I said, ‘We’re not actually going to do this right?’ And they’re like, ‘No, no, we’re doing this.’ This is so cool, and it was a really lovely secret to keep. There was so much about it.
Her in a dress, dancing, and singing, all of those incredible characters. All of the creatures from that planet, and Prince Yan of course, super-dreamy.
It was a lovely little detour. I loved that it just sort of flipped things.”

The Marvels was the 33rd film in the MCU, and it continues after the events of Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, and WandaVision. Unfortunately, the movie’s box office performance was bad, so much so that it became the lowest-grossing film of the MCU.The Marvels generated over $206 million at the worldwide box office, and $46 million of it was during its domestic opening. However, fans and critics enjoyed the superhero feature as it received an average critics score of 62 percent and a high audience score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Brie Larson’s Music Career, Explained

Larson may be known for her acting career, but she also has a small music career as well. The actress released one album in 2005, titled “Finally Out of P.E.”, where two of the songs were released as singles. In addition, one of the songs on that album, “Hope Has Wings,” was featured in the 2005 Barbie animated film, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus.

Despite only releasing one album, Larson has contributed her vocals to other music projects. One of her most recent ones was for 2021’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, where she was the featured artist for Metric’s “Black Sheep.” She also sang the cover of Harry McClintock‘s “The Big Rock Candy Mountains” in the 2015 feature, Room. Unfortunately, the song Larson sang in The Marvels isn’t available on Spotify or other music streaming platforms, nor was it listed in the film’s credits.

The Marvels is now available to stream on Disney+.

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With the spooky season upon us, there are so many new horror films to look forward to this month. However, it also makes it the perfect time to look ahead and get excited about the terrors that will scare genre fans in the coming year. One of the more intriguing films to fall into that latter category is David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn. The adaptation of the hit PlayStation horror game has been filming since late summer. Now it has officially wrapped its eerie production.

Sandberg took to his official Instagram page to share the news. Along with the cheeky message, “We made it until dawn! That’s a wrap on #untildawnmovie”, the director shared an image of the final film slate for the production. It’s similar to what he shared when filming began back in August, but this time the background is covered in blood.

What is ‘Until Dawn’ About?

While the film won’t be following the game’s narrative-driven scarefest, the original Until Dawn focused on a group of young adults who return to a ski lodge a year after tragedy struck their friend group at the frosty site. However, this reunion is short-lived when they start getting hunted one-by-one. What starts off as your standard straightforward slasher set up quickly turns into a complex supernatural nightmare where your choices determine who lives and who dies. The “Butterfly Effect” system and the game’s endless branching paths made Until Dawn an instant modern classic when it was released on the PS4 in 2015.

It also made the game highly replayable. It’s going to be interesting to see if or how the film will honor that unique system. Also, although this is a new story, Peter Stormare is reprising his role as psychologist Dr. Hill from the game. This creepy doctor connected each chapter of the game by asking the players various questions that tapped into our worst fears. Again, this was something that made the game more personal. Stormare will be joined by a fresh ensemble which includes Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, Odessa A’zion, Maia Mitchell and Belmont Camell.

When Does ‘Until Dawn’ Release?

Until Dawn doesn’t have a release date yet. However, given that filming has ended, we should have news on that front by the end of the year. A summer or fall 2025 release is a safe bet at this point. However, while horror fans wait for more updates on Until Dawn, a PS5 and PC remake of the original game has just been released this weekend. You can purchase it on Steam and the PlayStation Store now. The trailer can be viewed below.