Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s new reimagining of The Running Man, sources confirmed. Edgar Wright is directing the pic he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King that the author published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

The Running Man has chased down another familiar face as the ensemble cast of Edgar Wright's take on the Stephen King novel continues to grow. Per a report from Deadline, Karl Glusman is the latest to join the expanding call sheet.

Glen Powell looks to have found his adversary in the new reimagining of The Running Man at Paramount Pictures as Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to land the villain role in the pic. The pic is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the

Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to star opposite Glen Powell in Paramount Pictures' "The Running Man." He will join previously announced cast members Katy O'Brian ("Love Lies Bleeding" and Daniel Ezra ("All American") in the film from Edgar Wright.

Josh Brolin has been cast in Edgar Wright’s reimagining of The Running Man. In April 2024, it was announced that Hit Man and Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell had been tapped to star in a new version of The Running Man directed by Wright.

The Running Man is opening on the Friday before Thanksgiving next year, Nov. 21 and will vie against Universal’s Wicked: Part Two, Angel Studios’ David and a Warner Bros event movie. Paramount and Universal are versing each other this year on the Friday before Thanksgiving respectively with Gladiator II and Wicked: Part One.