Overview
- Paramount released a new featurette in which Edgar Wright discusses his long-standing connection to the book and emphasizes a closer-to-the-novella approach.
- The film opens in theaters on November 14, with premium large-format preview screenings on November 13 at 7 p.m. that include a collector’s poster.
- Stephen King tweeted that he has seen the finished movie, calling it “fantastic” and “Die Hard for our time.”
- Star Glen Powell says Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed the reimagining, reportedly calling it the first time Stephen King’s vision has been properly adapted.
- Set in a near-future lethal TV contest, the story follows Ben Richards entering for his daughter’s sake; Glen Powell leads a cast including William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin, from a script by Wright and Michael Bacall with producers Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.