NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Twisters and Chad Powers actor Glen Powell says one of the hardest parts about working on The Running Man remake was waiting to hear if author Stephen King would agree to his casting in the dystopian thriller based on his book.
The movie, co-written and directed by Edgar Wright, is set for theatrical release Friday.
In it, Powell plays Ben Richards, a contestant hunted by trained assassins on a TV game show. If he survives, he gets a huge cash prize that will enable him to save his sick daughter.
"Edgar offered me this movie and I was like, 'Yes!' He's like, 'You're my Ben Richards.' And I'm like, 'Let's go!' And then, later that night, he's like, 'By the way, you have to be approved by Stephen King.' And I was like, 'How does that happen?' He's like, 'He's going to watch Hit Man tonight,'" Powell recently recounted for the crowd at New York Comic Con.
"So, I had to wait overnight for Stephen King to watch Hit Man and hope that I still had the role in the morning. It was terrible," he laughed. "He loved it, thank God."
