Glen Powell Aspired to Lead in THE RUNNING MAN After Stephen King Viewed HIT MAN

Before Glen Powell could officially star in Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man, he had to secure King’s approval after the author watched his film Hit Man. Fortunately, King loved the film, allowing Powell to take on the role of Ben Richards in a story that updates the original novel’s themes of survival and societal tension, set to release on November 14.

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