EXCLUSIVE: Jayme Lawson (The Batman) has been tapped for a key role in The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s adaptation of the novel by Stephen King for Paramount Pictures. Lawson plays Sheila, the wife of Glen Powell’s Ben,

The feature is based on the 1982 Stephen King novel about a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.

Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s new reimagining of The 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 the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Emmy-nominated actor Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy, Foundation) has been tapped to join The Running Man cast for Paramount Pictures’ upcoming dystopian thriller remake based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name.

Throughout the week, there has been a trickle of news about The Running Man, a Stephen King adaptation from director Edgar Wright. Yesterday, Deadline reported that Josh Brolin had been cast in the project in an unnamed villain role opposite the previously cast Glen Powell and Katy O’Brien.

Lee Pace is back as the bad guy and the latest star to join the Glen Powell starring The Running Man. The actor also joins Josh Brolin and Katy O’Brian in Paramount’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel.

Another cast announcement has been made for the upcoming Edgar Wright-directed reboot of The Running Man. This time, it's heartthrob Lee Pace as one of The Running Man's main villains. Here's what we know so far: See on Instagram The Running Man is both an adaptation of the 1985 novel by Richard Bachman — a pseudonym used by famed horror author Stephen King — and the 1987 movie of the same name,