Glen Powell is flexing his motion star abilities in Edgar Wright‘s long-awaited “The Operating Man.” Powell leads the movie as one of many many Americans who take part in a recreation present known as “The Operating Man,” by which murderous Hunters chase contestants throughout the globe. Colman Domingo performs the host of the truth present, with Wright reuniting together with his “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” alum Michael Cera as properly for the ensemble forged.
“The Operating Man” relies on Stephen King‘s 1982 novel, which was revealed underneath the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Wright co-wrote the variation with “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” screenwriter Michael Bacall; Wright beforehand introduced that the movie shall be extra trustworthy to the supply materials than Paul Michael Glaser’s 1987 movie model starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Each the novel and the movie have been set within the yr 2025, with Wright’s iteration now to be launched this yr.
Josh Brolin, Lee Tempo, Katy O’Brian, William H. Macy, Emilia Jones, David Zayas, and Sean Hayes additionally star.
Wright stated throughout an look on the “Joyful Unhappy Confused” podcast in December 2023 that he felt as if the novel actually needed to get its due onscreen. “I just like the movie however I just like the ebook extra, they usually didn’t actually adapt the ebook. At the same time as an adolescent once I noticed the Schwarzenegger movie I used to be like, ‘Oh, this isn’t just like the ebook in any respect!,’” Wright stated. “And I feel, ‘No one’s carried out that ebook.’”
Lead star Powell teased whereas at CinemaCon 2025 that “The Operating Man” was considered one of his most intense roles ever, saying, “I’ve by no means labored tougher on a film in my life.” Powell additionally informed IndieWire that it was “surreal” to work on the blockbuster, particularly filming at Wembley Stadium.
“Oh, we’re taking pictures a reasonably loopy sequence in ‘Operating Man,’” he stated. “We’ve been taking on Wembley for the week. That was actually my workplace. One of many packing containers in Wembley is actually my holding space, that was my hair and make-up [spot]. We had an motion sequence throughout the constructing that we have been doing. It was a reasonably surreal method to spend the day.”
Paramount Footage will launch “The Operating Man” in theaters on Friday, November 7. Take a look at the trailer beneath.