Overview

• The trailer premiered July 1, offering the first full look at Wright’s darker vision of the dystopian game show.
• It highlights Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a father fighting for his daughter’s survival in the televised death contest.
• New footage underscores a month-long deadly format and social commentary that were absent from the 1987 adaptation.
• The ensemble cast unveiled includes Josh Brolin as producer Dan Killian, Colman Domingo as host Bobby Thompson, Katy O’Brian, Lee Pace and Michael Cera.
• It prominently features the credit “Based on the novel by Stephen King,” dropping the Richard Bachman pseudonym to emphasize the source material.