Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) is set to direct a new adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man for Paramount Pictures.
The sci-fi novel, which King penned under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982, was previously adapted as a 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, but this new take will not be a remake, and is expected stick much closer to the original story.
Wright will work on the story with Michael Bacall, who will then write the script. X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg will produce through his Genre Films banner, alongside Audrey Chon and Nira Park from Wright’s Complete Fiction banner.
King's book is a dystopian thriller set in the United States during the year 2025, when the nation's economy is in ruins and world violence is at an all-time high. Desperate to earn enough money to save his family, protagonist Ben Richards decides to participate in a popular - and incredibly dangerous - game show called The Running Man, which allows contestants to go anywhere in the world... while being hunted down by a team of trained killers.
No word on when production is expected to begin, but we'll be sure to keep you updated.
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