With a profession as expansive as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, it is no shock that the long-lasting actor has some initiatives he would do in another way in hindsight. Lately, he revealed the one movie that he hoped can be redone: 1987’s The Working Man.
In 2025, this want is coming true, and The Working Man remake, directed by Edgar Wright, has earned Schwarzenegger’s seal of approval. Primarily based on the Stephen King novel of the identical identify, it follows Ben Richards (Glen Powell) as he competes in a recreation present wherein he has to outlive 30 days on the run from lethal assassins as a way to increase cash to save lots of his sick daughter. The 1987 movie deviated from this premise by altering Richards’ origin to that of a wrongly-convicted legal.
In a video shared to the director’s Instagram, Schwarzenegger is seen talking to Wright and Powell about The Working Man, providing reward for its enhancements on the 1987 film. The Terminator star mentioned: “The solely film that I at all times needed to have redone of my films was Working Man. So now this one actually upped it and did precisely that. So actually incredible. And the motion was unbelievable and artistic.“
“I believe it was humorous with the hundred greenback payments,” Schwarzenegger added, referring to his face being on the $100 payments used within the 2025 movie. After this remark, Wright and Powell revealed an enormous model of the prop and offered it to him.
Beforehand, Powell revealed Schwarzenegger’s optimistic response to the movie in an interview with ScreenRant. The actor said: “He cherished it – freaked out, was so excited. However the very first thing he advised me, he goes, ‘This was a really painful film for you.’ He’s shot so many motion films, and he is aware of what it takes to throw your self round.“
Powell additionally added that Schwarzenegger was excited to see a extra book-accurate model of The Working Man put to display screen. “He was so excited that the Stephen King e book we placed on display screen – it’s actually the primary time Stephen’s imaginative and prescient has been correctly tailored,” he defined. “He simply saved saying, ‘It’s unbelievable.’“
Edgar Wright’s The Working Man releases in theaters on November 14, 2025, whereas the 1987 model is streaming on Paramount+ in america.