‘Batman’ Actor Jamie Lawson to Appear in ‘The Running Man’ – ThePrint – ANIFeed

Washington (US), October 22 (ANI): Actor Jamie Lawson, known for playing Mayor Bella Real in the 2022 film ‘The Batman’, has bagged a key role in Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’. an adaptation of the Stephen King novel for Paramount Pictures, Deadline reports.

Other stars include Josh Brolin, Karl Glusman, Katie O’Brien, Daniel Ezra and Lee Pace.

Directed by Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the script with Michael Bacall, the film will begin filming in London early next year.

The story, originally published in 1982 under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman, takes place in 2025 in a dystopian America controlled by a totalitarian regime. The government uses violent game shows to distract the population.

The story follows a desperate man, played by Powell, who competes on The Running Man, a deadly game show where contestants are hunted by teams of assassins. The longer a participant survives, the more money they earn. As the game progresses, Powell’s character will break all the rules and reveal the dark secrets of the series. Brolin takes on the role of the show’s ruthless producer, with O’Brien playing one of the contestants.

Lawson is best known in film for her roles in Matt Reeves’ The Batman and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King. She will next star opposite twin Michael B. Jordans in Ryan Coogler’s Warner Bros horror film The Sinners, which will be released on March 7, 2025, Deadline reports. (ANI)

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