Overview

• The Running Man, directed by Edgar Wright, will be a more faithful adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel compared to the 1987 film.
• Glen Powell will play Ben Richards, a man who enters a deadly game show to earn money for his sick daughter.
• Katy O'Brian joins the cast as one of the contestants on the game show, reuniting with Powell after their collaboration on 'Twisters'.
• The film is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime uses violent game shows to control the masses.
• Production for the film is scheduled to begin in November 2024, with a theatrical release planned for November 21, 2025.