Impossible 8 actress Katy O’Brian is joining Glen Powell in Paramount’s redux of The Running Man helmed by Edgar Wright. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Just a couple of short weeks ago, Edgar Wright's zombie horror-comedy Shaun Of The Dead turned 20 years old. (We know, we feel it, too!) But with time inexorably marching on — running on, even — our attention is already being turned back to the British filmmaker's next movie,

The feature is based on the 1982 Stephen King novel about a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.

Katy O’Brian ("Mission: Impossible 8" and "Love Lies Bleeding") has been cast in Paramount Pictures’ "The Running Man"

Katy O’Brian will soon share the screen space alongside Glen Powell in the upcoming reboot of The Running Man. The movie is currently under production and being directed by Edgar Wright, who has also come onboard as a co-writer along with Michael Bacall.

Love Lies Bleeding star Katy O'Brian will join Glen Powell in Edgar Wright's upcoming remake of The Running Man.