Overview

• Empire unveils an on-set exclusive with new images, a newsstand cover, and a subscriber artwork by Murugiah, with the issue on sale Thursday, August 28.
• Producer Simon Kinberg says Glen Powell embraced extensive practical stunts, calling his approach “Tom Cruise’s school,” and notes the film largely rests on his lead performance.
• The creative team positions this as a more faithful take on King’s book than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, according to Empire’s feature and Kinberg’s remarks.
• Katy O’Brian says Wright’s version sends contestants into the wider world rather than a contained studio set, creating a more expansive and exposed chase.
• The film is written by Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall, produced by Wright with Simon Kinberg among others, and stars an ensemble including Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, and William H. Macy.