Twelve-year-old Worcester actor Angelo Gray will receive the key to the city of Worcester Friday, Nov. 14 at the Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux in Millbury during a special local premiere of his film debut, British director Edgar Wright\u2019s adaptation of \u201cThe Running Man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Worcester Mayor Joseph M. Petty will present Gray with the key at the premiere event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. and be followed by a showing of the feature-length film.<\/p>\n
In this file photo, Angelo Gray, 10, sings the crescendo of the national anthem at Unity Radio Station.<\/p>\n
Gray has a small speaking role in the film, which arrives in theaters Nov. 13 and stars Glen Powell. Last winter, he traveled to the United Kingdom and Bulgaria to film his scenes.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy last filming day, I was sad when it was over. Glen Powell said I took direction very well and that would get me far,\u201d Gray told Worcester Magazine in April. \u201cThat was the best experience I ever had because it was my first movie and I got to see how movie magic works.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Running Man\u201d began as a Stephen King novel in 1982 and had a previous film adaptation, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 1987.<\/p>\n
The story is set in an alternate 2025 where society has collapsed and protagonist Ben Richards, played by Powell in the new film, volunteers to compete on a deadly game show in hopes of winning money to feed his family.<\/p>\n