This is an iconic sci-fi movie from the 80s! A remake is underway with the Euphoria cast

As ComingSoon has announced, Colman Domingo (Rustin, Fear The Walking Dead, Euphoria…) has officially signed on to join the cast of The Running Man, the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 dystopian thriller novel directed by Edgar Wright.

Coleman Domingo Must play the role of Bobby Thompson, the host of the eponymous game. This is the actor’s last major film project after starring in the acclaimed film for over a year Rustin and purple color. She will next be seen in Netflix’s sci-fi adventure The Electric State alongside Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. Domingo is expected to reprise his role in the highly anticipated third seasonEuphoria from HBO.

Who else is in the cast of The Running Man?

Coleman Domingo Joins Top Gun: Maverick, Everything But You and Twisters star, the very stylish Glenn Powell, who plays the title character, who takes part in a real-life survival program created by the government. The cast also includes Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Cathy O’Brien, Carl Glusman, Daniel Ezra, Jaime Lawson, Emilia Jones, William H. Mays and others.

“The story focuses on a desperate man who needs money for his sick daughter and joins the most popular show, The Running Man, in which teams of assassins hunt down the contestants.“, we read in the synopsis. “The longer a candidate lives, the more money they make. But as the game show’s producers and killers discover, this desperate man will break all the rules and reveal the show’s dark secrets..”

Remake running man That is why it is produced and co-produced Edgar Wrightwho also wrote the screenplay with Michael Bacall. King’s novel was first made into a film in 1987, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

To be able to revisit the 1987 version, we’ll have to look to potential DVD and Blu-ray releases while I wait for this new remastered version.