STV NewsGlasgow landmarks and streets feature prominently in the trailer for Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man.
Areas of the city centre were shut down in November to shoot the highly anticipated reimagining of 1987 cult classic, with camera crews and rusty cars, and dystopian sets deployed on locations including Hope Street, Renfrew Street and St Vincent Street.
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STV NewsThe movie, which is set to follow the plot of the Stephen King novel source more closely, is set in dystopian America and follows falsely convicted policeman Ben Richards, who is forced to participate in a deadly TV show.
The trailer, which was released on Tuesday, features several Glasgow spots, including Union Place lane near Glasgow Central Station, the SEC Armadillo, the OVO Hydro, and the Alea Casino.
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STV NewsEugene Strange, location manager for the film, previously described how Glasgow was the “best place” to shoot the Hollywood blockbuster due to the variety of architecture.
He said: “We looked at many cities across the UK to double for American cities, but Glasgow is by far and away the best place to double.
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STV News“It has a variety of architecture, modern, classical and brutalist. We’ve used all three of those styles making Glasgow appear as New York, Boston and maybe Detroit.”
The action-thriller is set to hit the big screen in November 2025, and you can watch the trailer for yourself below.
Twisters star Glen Powell was recently spotted in Glasgow once again, as he was seen filming a bus stunt scene as shooting takes place for the American fantasy Ghostwriter.
Filming for the movie by Star Wars director JJ Abrams started in Glasgow in June after principal photography began in London on April 26.
Glasgow is to double as a futuristic New York for the movie, which also stars Samuel L Jackson, Emma Mackey, and Jenna Ortega.
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