Andrew Schulz Cast in Apple Original Film 'Running'
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- Andrew Schulz is set to join the cast of Apple Original Films' Running, directed by Gavin O'Connor with a script by Bill Dubuque and co-starring Spike Fearn, Brian Tyree Henry, and Rhea Seehorn.
- Running, a co-production between Makeready and Waffle Iron Entertainment, follows a homeless high school running prodigy on the hunt for greatness as he uses his gifts to outrun his past and find a family.
- Schulz's acting slate has heated up this year with a role in the upcoming live-action Street Fighter adaptation, alongside prior credits in Netflix's Tires, MGM's Underdoggs with Snoop Dogg, The Thicket with Peter Dinklage, You People with Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill, and White Men Can't Jump.
- Schulz recently wrapped his sold-out global Life Tour, a 70-plus arena run including back-to-back sellouts at Madison Square Garden, the Kia Forum, and Crypto.com Arena, that culminated in his Netflix special Life filmed at New York's Beacon Theatre.
- Schulz co-hosts the Flagrant podcast (more than 1.5 billion YouTube views) and Brilliant Idiots with Charlamagne Tha God, and is repped by CAA, manager Dov Mamann, and Cary Dobkin and Gregg Gelman at Yorn Levine.
- Apple's broader 2026 film slate also includes The Dink, Mayday, Matchbox the Movie, Way of the Warrior Kid, and Being Heumann.
Why it matters: Schulz's pivot from sold-out arena tours and YouTube-native podcasting into a Gavin O'Connor scripted feature marks a tangible expansion of his brand beyond stand-up. For Apple Original Films, the casting adds an audience with demonstrable demand — a 70-plus arena global tour and a new Netflix special — to a 2026 slate that already lists six other titles.
