"Runaway Player" received favorable reviews after its first overseas debut, with general audiences and professional media unanimously giving high praise. As of the report on August 23, 2021, on the film review website "Rotten Tomatoes", the popcorn index reflecting the audience's reputation is as high as 95%, and the audience research agency CinemaScore also gave it an A-level praise.

"Runaway Player" is a science fiction film directed by Sean Levy, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Taika Waititi, Channing... Starring Tatum and others, the film will be released in North America on August 13, 2021, and in mainland China on August 27.

Plot summary

The film tells the story of a lonely bank teller who discovers that he is actually a background character in a large-scale video game, and he is the only one who can save the world he lives in.

Bank clerk Guy (played by Ryan Reynolds) discovered that he was originally a background character in an adventure video game, but he did not want to be mediocre, so he actually became a good person who upholds justice in the game, causing the developer to order To shut down the game, a female player (Jodie Comer) has to help him fight back.