Edgar Wright confirms filming on ‘The Running Man’ has concluded

Taking to social media on Friday morning, filmmaker Edgar Wright has revealed that filming has concluded on the new version of The Running Man.

On Instagram, Wright commented: “That’s a picture wrap on ‘The Running Man’. All my love and appreciation goes out to our incredible cast and crew, who have worked tirelessly on it.”

“Can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been shooting… Much more coming soon!”

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Wright posted an image with the film’s star, Glen Powell as Ben Richards, who is trying to evade a group of hitmen as part of a disturbing reality TV show. The book on which is its based is King’s 1982 dystopian thriller which he wrote under the name Richard Bachman. The novel was previously turned into a film, 1987’s action vehicle starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Edgar Wright’s new version has been shooting in the UK for the past few months and has a November release date set through Paramount Pictures.