Deadline reports that Glen Powell is set to star in the remake of The Running Man. Edgar Wright will direct and produce with his producing partner Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.
Paramount Pictures is making a deal with Edgar Wright to direct a new adaptation of The Running Man. This won’t be a remake of the 1987 film with Arnold Schwarzenegger though. This time they will be much more faithful to King’s book. Michael Bacall will write the script and Simon Kinberg will produce.