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Watch: Gal Gadot races to save her son in 'The Runner'

By Fred Topel Entertainment News - UPI.com
Gal Gadot, seen at the April Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., stars in "The Runner." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Gal Gadot, seen at the April Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., stars in "The Runner." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

July 16 (UPI) --Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for The Runner on Thursday. The film premieres Sept. 2 on Prime Video.

Gadot plays an attorney who drops her son (Rory Wilmot) off at school and goes for a morning run. A kidnapper abducts her son and blackmails her into killing a witness for him.

The trailer shows Gadot running around town, jumping out of an ambulance and off a bridge, and fighting subway thieves.

Damian Lewis plays the kidnapper. Alfred Enoch also stars. Kevin Macdonald directs from a script by Mark Gibson.

In addition to Wonder Woman, Gadot's action credentials include Fast and the Furious movies, Red Notice and Heart of Stone.

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This story was originally published July 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM.