Los Angeles, July 1 -- The electrifying first trailer for "The Running Man", a pulse-pounding reimagining of Stephen King's 1982 dystopian novel, with Glen Powell leading the charge has been unveiled.

Helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Edgar Wright, the narrative unfolds in a chillingly plausible future where a televised competition invites participants to survive 30 harrowing days while being relentlessly pursued by government-sanctioned assassins.

Every move is tracked, filmed and broadcast to a ravenous public. Powell plays a desperate father entering the brutal gauntlet not just for survival, but to protect his daughter, elevating the stakes with a deeply human core, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

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