Glen Powell has been confirmed for Edgar Wright’s ‘The Working Man’ remake.
The 49-year-old director is engaged on a film based mostly on Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the identical identify and beforehand promised that his take will probably be extra devoted to the story than the 1987 dystopian flick that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And now it has been confirmed that the ‘Anybody However You’ star, 35, will play the main function of Ben Richards within the Paramount flick, as introduced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week.
The novel’s plot is as follows: “In 2025, the world’s financial system is in shambles and America has change into a totalitarian dystopia. 28-year-old Ben Richards, an impoverished resident of the fictional Co-Op Metropolis, is unable to seek out work, having been blacklisted from his commerce. His gravely sick daughter Cathy wants drugs, and his spouse Sheila has resorted to prostitution to herald cash for the household. In desperation, Richards turns to the Video games Community, a government-operated tv station that runs violent recreation reveals. After rigorous bodily and psychological testing, Richards is chosen to look on The Working Man, the Community’s hottest, profitable, and harmful program. He’s interviewed by Dan Killian, the manager producer of this system, who describes the challenges he’ll face as soon as the sport begins.
“The contestant is asserted an enemy of the state and launched with a 12-hour head begin earlier than the Hunters, an elite group of Community-employed hitmen, are despatched out to kill him.”
No launch date is understood but, however it will be a pleasant contact to have it air in 2025.
‘Final Night time in Soho’ filmmaker Edgar beforehand informed the ‘Pleased Unhappy Confused’ podcast: “‘The Working Man’ is one thing that’s in energetic growth.
“Why is that attention-grabbing to me? It is like, I just like the movie, however I just like the e-book extra, they usually did not actually adapt the e-book. At the same time as a youngster once I noticed the Schwarzenegger movie I used to be like, ‘Oh, this is not just like the e-book in any respect!’ And I believe, ‘No one’s finished that e-book.'”
The ‘Scorching Fuzz’ director felt that the image was “crying out” for the massive display screen remedy and he jumped on the likelihood when approached by fellow filmmaker Simon Kinberg.
Edgar mentioned: “So when that got here up, I used to be considering, and Simon Kinberg says, ‘Do you may have any curiosity in ‘The Working Man?’ I mentioned, ‘You understand what?’ I’ve typically thought that that e-book is one thing crying out to be tailored.’
“Now, that does not imply that it is simple! Nevertheless it’s one thing that we’re engaged on, sure. I will inform you that a lot.”