Before embarking on this adaptation, Edgar Wright tweeted that Juokse tai kuole (1987) was the film he most wished to remake.
Before Glen Powell was cast, Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth had met director Edgar Wright or had been considered for the lead part.
The novel on which the film is based was published in 1982 but is set in 2025 — the very year the film is due for release. The original film was released in 1987 and is set in 2017.
This marks the second occasion on which Edgar Wright, Michael Cera and Michael Bacall have collaborated, after Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).
Katy O'Brian and Glen Powell had earlier acted opposite one another in Twisters (2024).
Josh Brolin and Lee Pace made their first on-screen appearance together in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Glen Powell revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred in Juokse tai kuole (1987), had offered him his 'full blessing'.
Edgar Wright urged Stephen King to view Hit Man (2023) to persuade him that Glen Powell was the ideal choice to portray Ben Richards.
The steps at Wembley Stadium and Brent Civic Centre have been reworked into the dystopian world envisaged by Wright.
This is Edgar Wright's first film to be shot digitally; his earlier work was captured on 35 mm Kodak stock, and he has long been a well-known advocate for shooting on film.
