Stephen King Had Final Approval Over Running Man's Most Important Star

Before Glen Powell could be confirmed as the lead star for The Running Man he needed to earn the approval of Stephen King.

Glen Powell Was Offered The Running Man, Then Stressed Out When He Found Out Stephen King Was Going To Watch One Of His Movies Before Saying Yes

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"It's Terrible": Stephen King Could Have Blocked Glen Powell From Starring in 'The Running Man'

T he 2025 adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Running Man will surely further cement Glen Powell 's status as a leading ...

Glen Powell Needed Stephen King’s Approval to Star in ‘Running Man’: ‘I Had to Wait’ for Him to Watch ‘Hit Man’ and ‘Hope That I Still Had a Role in the Morning’

Before he could officially sign on to star in Edgar Wright's film adaptation of "The Running Man," Glen Powell had to get ...

Glen Powell Reveals He Had To Be Approved For ‘The Running Man’ Role By Stephen King

Glen Powell had to wait for official approval from author Stephen King to star in the forthcoming 'The Running Man' from ...

Glen Powell Reveals He Had to Get Stephen King’s Approval to Lead

Glen Powell revealed that he had to get Stephen King's sign-off before he could play the lead role of Ben Richards in the new ...

Stephen King Has Seen Glen Powell’s The Running Man Remake, And He Name-Dropped An Iconic Action Movie To Describe It

The Running Man actually does fall into that same category. It actually predates Die Hard and its many sequels and imitators.
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Glen Powell Hoped He Still Had The Lead Role in THE RUNNING MAN After Stephen King Watched HIT MAN

Before Glen Powell could officially suit up for Edgar Wright’s upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man , ...

The Running Man 2025: Inside Glen Powell's Bold Gamble on Stephen King's Most Disturbing Story Yet

The Running Man 2025 sees Glen Powell tackle Stephen King's darkest story yet in Edgar Wright's brutal, high-stakes remake ...

Stephen King Had to Approve a Major Part of the New ‘Running Man’

In an appearance at New York Comic Con, Powell, who has starred in movies like Twisters and Top Gun: Maverick, explained how The Running Man director Edgar Wright told him about King’s stipulation for ...

Glen Powell reveals Stephen King had final say on his casting in ‘The Running Man’

At New York Comic Con, Glen Powell revealed that author Stephen King had the final say on his casting in Edgar Wright's 'The ...