Edgar Wright Offered Glen Powell ‘Running Man,’ But Then Told Him Stephen King Could Kill the Deal

Edgar Wright promises an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man that will be more faithful to the book, while also delivering a “couple of nods to the 1980s film.”

The writer-director spoke about the adaptation process and what fans can expect from the Paramount Pictures film, releasing in theaters on Nov. 14, while joined on the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con by stars Glen Powell and Lee Pace. Ahead of a trailer drop, which is below, and following a special message and introduction from fellow star Colman Domingo, Wright addressed a 2017 tweet about his desire to do the adaptation, pointing to reading Stephen King’s The Running Man when he was a teen.

“I read it before I saw the 1987 film, so when I saw the Arnold Schwarzenegger version, which was very loosely based on the book, I always felt that there was a whole part of…