Glen Powell To Star In Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Reimagining At Paramount – CinemaCon

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One 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. George Linder to exec produce.

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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. He will next be seen in the upcoming action comedy Hitman with Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater, in which he also co-wrote and co-produced. The film, which is already garnering acclaim, will premiere in theaters May 24, 2024 and be released on Netflix on June 7.

Powell will also soon be seen in Universal’shighly anticipated action film Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung, a new chapter to the 1996 box office hit Twister. The new pic, which also stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, is set to release on July 19, 2024.

Powell is repped by CAA.

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