Glen Powell To Star In Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Reimagining At Paramount
deadline.comOne of Hollywood’s busiest rising stars just added another big role to his future dance card. Glen Powell is set to star in Paramount’s The Running Man reboot for Paramount Pictures.
Edgar Wright will direct and produce with his producing partner Nira Park and Simon Kinberg. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, Running Man was made famous by the 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
King’s futuristic novel is a chase thriller set in a dystopian America in the year 2025. The story centers on Ben Richards, a desperate man who participates in violent reality show called The Running Man in order to win enough money to revive his gravely ill daughter.
The show follows Richards being chased by numerous hunters sent to kill him. Powell most recently starred alongside Sydney Sweeney in Sony’s romantic comedy and international box office hit Anyone But You, which grossing over $200 million worldwide.
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