Lee Paceis set to joinGlen Powellin Paramounts reimagining ofThe 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 his pseudonym Richard Bachman.
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Wright is also producing with his producing partner Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.
George Linder will executive produce.
The Running Manwas made famous by the 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Kings futuristic novel is a chase thriller set in a dystopian America in the year 2025.
The show follows Richards being chased by numerous hunters sent to kill him.
He most recently starred the Apple TV+ seriesFoundation, which will be entering its third season.
He is repped by WME and Peikoff Mahan Law.
The Hollywood Reporterwas first to break the Pace news today.
