Edgar Wright and Michael Cera will be reuniting fourteen years afterScott Pilgrim Vs. The Worldto reimagine Stephen King’sThe Running Manfor the big screen.The Cornetto TrilogyandLast Night In Sohodirector’s next feature will explore a dystopian world where criminals are inducted into a television show where they are hunted down for entertainment. Wright’sThe Running Manwill starGlen Powell, Katy O’Brian, Josh Broken, and Lee Pace.
WithThe Running Manset for release in 2025, another pair of casting additions have been revealed byThe Hollywood Reporter.Locke & Keystar Emilia Jones has been cast in an undisclosed role, andCera will also star in the feature. While Cera did reprise his role in the Wright-producedScott Pilgrim Takes Offanime in 2023, it is the first time the pair have worked directly with one another since the 2010 adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series.
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TheScott PilgrimCrew Was A Tightly Knit Group
While there is already much anticipation surroundingThe Running ManwithWright’s return to directingfor the first time since 2021’sLast Night In Soho, Cera’s involvement will help excitement build. DespiteScott Pilgrim Vs. The Worldfalling short at the box office,the movie has gathered an incredibly dedicated cult followingthat has only grown with time as more people viewed it.
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Edgar Wright is directing an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man, which will be completely unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 version.
Furthermore, thecast and the crew have come together on multiple occasionsbeyond its anime reimagining for watch parties and charity script readings save for a handful of participants in certain circumstances, showing that a fondness for the production is still held among the ensemble. Cera revealed in a 2023 interview that he felt he grew so close with the cast and crew that he was disappointed to let it go. As such, many may be eager just to see the pair work together once more.
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Cera Is A Unique Addition To A Talented Cast
Wright’sThe Running Manhad already gathered an all-star cast of established and newer, up-and-coming performers fresh off some of 2024’s most discussed movies, with Powell and O’Brian. But, as seen with his collaborations with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, some of Wright’s best work has come from his projects where he has worked alongside friends.
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As such, many may be eager to see what Wright and Cera can bring toThe Running Mantogether. Though it may be an adaptation of King’s writing, both Cera and Wright have proven withScott Pilgrimthat they can incorporate improvisational work while remaining loyal to the source material, so the pair may be able to add new surprises for the 2025 reimagining.
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The Running Man centers on a man participating in a perilous game show where contestants evade deadly “Hunters” in a global pursuit.
