Runner Gets Rated
Runner looks like a throwback action film, but not exactly a throwback action film to the 80s and 90s, where bad guys get gunned down or knifed with blood splatters and squibs. It feels more like an action movie from the early 2000s where it could appeal to a wider audience with action more broad and less bluntness. It even comes complete with the buddy-comedy aspect with Owen Wilson in tow. Now, the MPA has released their new bulletin and Runner has been given a rating.
They announce that Runner has been Rated PG-13 for strong violence, bloody images and some language. “Strong violence and bloody images” is a curious description for a rating less than R. However, in the 80s, a PG-13 could get away with slightly more.
The Rundown on Runner
Hailing from Angel Studios, Runner stars Alan Ritchson (Reacher, War Machine, The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare) and Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris, Loki, The Royal Tennebaums). In the film, “a former soldier (Ritchson) is thrown into a race against time as a medical delivery makes him the target of a ruthless cartel.” Runner comes from the team behind Mortal Kombat and The Hitman’s Bodyguard, blending action with comedy in a race against the clock to save a little girl’s life.
The film also stars Rodrigo Santoro, Leila George, Kate Box, Peta Sergeant, Geraldine Hakewill, Cecilia Toussaint, and Scarlett Crabtree.
In a statement, the film’s director, Scott Waugh (Expendables 4, Need for Speed, Project X-traction) said, “Partnering with Angel is a game-changer, because Runner is the kind of theatrical film audiences have been waiting for – big action, real heart, and a story that brings light into this world. When everything’s on the line to save a life, real men don’t run from the fire; they drive straight into it.”
Runner opens on September 11.
More Ritchson this year
This film is just one of four projects we can see Alan Ritchson in this year. He also stars in the Adam Shankman-directed action comedy The Man with the Bag, which features Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus. “When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back,” says a description for the holiday action comedy opening on December 2. Plus, his latest, Motor City, hits theatres July 24, and then there’s another season of Reacher coming August 12.
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