Tom Cruise gives The Running Man his seal of approval in a joyous new post

Tom Cruise is giving Glen Powell's The Running Man his seal of approval as the Top Gun star made sure to share a few words of praise on social media for his co-star. Both of them worked together on Joseph Kosinski's Top Gun: Maverick, and have remained close friends ever since, sharing love with one another. As Powell's The Running Man is all set to hit theaters, Cruise is making sure to support Powell on the Stephen King remake.

Sharing a post on X with photos of himself with Powell and the team behind The Running Man, Cruise wrote,

Another great night out with my friends at the movies! You guys crushed it, congratulations! I laughed, was on the edge of my seat, and ate way too much popcorn.

This comes shortly after Powell opened up on his friendship with Cruise during an interview with the Sunday Guardian, where he talked about how the Mission Impossible star was the person he called after getting the role for the film. Speaking to the outlet, he said,

"The fact that Tom is such a close friend now – when I got The Running Man, he was literally my first call. I said, 'Dude, you've been doing this for decades’. He has picked up every trick in the book."

He further added how he got some wise advice from the action hero as he continued,

"He's like, 'Tell me some of the stunts you're doing’. I said, 'OK, I'm jumping off exploding bridges, falling off roofs’. He said, 'Are you running at night?' Yes. 'Don't do any sprinting shots at five in the morning. Your body's going to be out of whack, and you'll get hurt...If you're hanging 11 storeys up, make sure people see how high you are. Make sure the shot reflects depth and dimension. You are selling the fact that you are doing these things."

More details on The Running Man

Edgar Wright is stepping into dystopian territory with The Running Man, a high-octane action thriller based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel, originally published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.

According to the official synopsis, the film is set in a near-future society, where The Running Man is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian, played by Josh Brolin, to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite, and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.

Wright, known for his kinetic direction and razor-sharp storytelling, co-wrote the screenplay with longtime collaborator Michael Bacall and is set to direct and co-produce the project for Paramount Pictures. The film marks the second adaptation of King’s brutal vision of entertainment gone mad, following the 1987 version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.