Josh Brolin already has a couple of intriguing projects on his upcoming calendar: Rian Johnson‘s next “Knives Out” mystery, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and Zach Cregger‘s “Barbarian” follow-up “Weapons.” Now it’s time to add another one to the list. THR reports that Brolin is in final talks to star opposite Glen Powell in Edgar Wright‘s upcoming Stephen King adaptation “The Running Man.”

READ MORE: Josh Brolin Says Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Is “Brilliantly Designed” And “Better Than ‘Barbarian'”

Update: THR also reveals that Lee Pace (“Guardians Of The Galaxy,” “Halt And Catch Fire“) will play the main villain in the film.

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It appears that Edgar Wright’s next film is actually going to be a remake of “The Running Man.” We already know that Glen Powell is going to star in the movie, but now we know who might be playing the game next to him.

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According to THR, actor Katy O’Brian has signed on to star opposite Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s upcoming sci-fi film, “The Running Man.” For those unfamiliar with Stephen King’s original story or the ‘80s film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Running Man” takes place in a future where entertainment has gotten deadly, as people compete on a deadly game show.

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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo gets killed off in episode one while discussing “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The Netflix series is based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley Manga book series and the Edgar Wright-directed cult hit film of the same name and follows an alternate take on Scott Pilgrim falling in love with Ramona Flowers, only to find that he has to fight her seven evil exes.

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This one has seemingly been in the wind for a while as a rumor or wishlist, but it seems to have panned out regardless. “Baby Driver” filmmaker Edgar Wright is in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney in the long-gestating remake of “Barbarella.” The “Euphoria” star has been attached to the project since 2022, but there’s been little movement on it, other than a desire to make it, until now.

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Glen Powell, action star? The actor arguably already made a foray into the genre in 2013’s “The Expendables 3” and 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” but this time, he’ll be the leading man and not in a supporting role. The news came out of CinemaCon today that Powell will star in Edgar Wright’s upcoming remake of “The Running Man” at Paramount.

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While Edgar Wright has dabbled in action filmmaking before, a little with “Hot Fuzz” and ‘Scott Pilgrim,’ and much more with “Baby Driver,” he has yet to really do something that would be described as blockbuster filmmaking. However, back in the day, it appears Wright was offered the keys to one of the premier action franchises going today—the beloved “Mission: Impossible” film series—but he turned it down. 

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With Thanksgiving just behind us, some people probably forgot the crucial rule of the holiday—don’t eat too much or you’ll make yourself sick. Well, that mantra is good in a number of situations. Too much of a good thing just ruins the experience. And for filmmaker Edgar Wright, he believes too many franchise films has led us to a point where fans are losing their excitement. 

READ MORE: Edgar Wright Turned Down An American ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ TV Series But Doesn’t Rule Out Other Adaptations

Speaking on the Happy.

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Even though Edgar Wright doesn’t necessarily hit it out of the park with each of his films (honestly, doesn’t anyone really remember 2021’s “Last Night in Soho?”), the films he’s made that people love—people obsess over. Films like “Shaun of the Dead” are still being talked about to this day, nearly 20 years after its release. And over the years, it appears Wright has had conversations about expanding on or adapting some of his popular works in other forms, but he just hasn’t pulled the trigger… yet.

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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” wasn’t a box office banger, but the Toronto-set comic book movie eventually got a lot of attention post-release thanks to the popular manga it was based on, a fun soundtrack, and a visually striking throwback tie-in brawler video game. The original movie set in a video game fantasy world featured a stellar cast of rising young talent that eventually joined the Marvel and “Star Wars” franchises.

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While it didn’t break even at the box office, “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” remains one of Edgar Wright‘s most celebrated films thirteen years after its release. So, good news for fans of Wright’s films or the original graphic novel series.  Netflix has a new “Scott Pilgrim” anime series on the way, and it’s bringing back the entire cast of Wright’s live-action film to do voice work for the show.  

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2021’s “Last Night In Soho” marked the first film in Edgar Wright‘s filmography that critics and audiences alike didn’t care for. A strange pivot in his career, to be sure, especially after 2017’s “Baby Driver” was Wright’s biggest commercial success by a wide margin.

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Getting started in the entertainment industry is difficult. Becoming successful in that same industry — even more so. Being considered by your peers to be one of the best examples of the craft to the point where you are nominated for screenwriting’s highest honor — nearly impossible. And for it to happen to anyone under the age of 40, that individual must be talented, passionate, and in her own words, “incredibly lucky.” 

Glasgow-born Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ career, at first glance, looks as if she was able to find every proverbial four-leaf clover along the path (if you’ll forgive the Irish analogy when speaking about a Scottish writer).

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We’ve seen a lot of actors cross over into the world of directing and the latest name to make the jump is Blake Lively (“The Town“). She’s landed a high-profile genre project that will see her collaborate with an unlikely screenwriter.

Lively is making her feature film directing debut with “Seconds” according to The Hollywood Reporter and is teaming with Edgar Wright (“Shaun of The Dead“) who will write on the new project at Searchlight Pictures.

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Every year, large corporations shell out big bucks to woo celebrities to help pitch their wares during the Super Bowl. This year was no different. And perhaps one of the most interesting combinations of celebrities and ad content is in the new Squarespace commercial directed by Edgar Wright and starring none other than Zendaya.

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In the one-minute ad, we see Zendaya playing Sally, a young entrepreneur who sells seashells by the seashore.

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While Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have fully branched out to have amazing careers on their own, most film fans discovered them as filmmaking cohorts on features such as “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.” Over the years since the release of 2013’s “The World’s End,” the two men haven’t really been able to find the time to work together again.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s disc and streaming debuts include the latest from an Oscar-winning international filmmaker, the latest from a Film Twitter favorite, a pair of great 2020 documentaries, and two classics getting the 4K Criterion treatment.

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Yes, a sequel for “Baby Driver” has already been announced. And Edgar Wright has said that he’s written a script. But if you ask him if he’s going to make the film, it’s still not 100% certain. Why? Well, the filmmaker explains in a new interview with Cary Fukunaga (via Interview) that he’s only willing to tackle the project if he can make it fun for himself to do.

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Edgar Wright has made a career of mashing up genres and bringing an absurd level of energy and charm to his films like “Shaun of the Dead,” “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” and “Baby Driver.” In this episode of The Discourse, Edgar Wright and writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns join host Mike DeAngelo to talk about doing a straight-up, wicked thriller in “Last Night in Soho,” which is in theaters now.

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It’s easy to forget what a phenomenon Edgar Wright’s “Shaun Of The Dead” felt like when it emerged as one of the major sleeper hits of 2004, earning a whopping $30 million on an estimated $6 million budget. Wright’s anarchic, surprisingly sweet horror-comedy earned raves from genre heavyweights like Quentin Tarantino (who would go on to become a pal of Wright’s), Robert Rodriguez, Peter Jackson, and, naturally, the granddaddy of American zombie cinema, George A.

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While the Marvel Studios films seem to be the biggest franchise on the planet right now, able to wrangle some of the best filmmakers working today, the MCU can’t hold a candle to the James Bond franchise when it comes to the caliber of filmmaker absolutely desperate to join. We’ve heard from folks like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, who have both made it abundantly clear they would jump at the chance to tackle 007.

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It’s never healthy to be a jealous person. (I think “Ted Lasso” recently taught me that. Good show, by the way, people should actually watch it!) But there’s something unfair about an actress like Anya Taylor-Joy being really damn good at her on-screen craft, but then she’s also apparently a lovely singer. It makes normal folks like myself feel like complete underachievers. But I digress. 

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As seen in the new music video for “Downtown,” a song featured in the upcoming film, “Last Night in Soho” from filmmaker Edgar Wright, Anya Taylor-Joy shows off her vocal chops as she performs a downtempo version of the classic.

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We are exactly three weeks away from the debut of Edgar Wright’s new psychological thriller, “Last Night in Soho.” And since this is Wright we’re talking about—someone who loves to share lists—it’s no surprise the filmmaker has put together a playlist of songs that should get you in the right mindset for viewing his new film.

READ MORE: ‘Last Night In Soho’ [Venice Review]

Got 163 minutes to spare?

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Edgar Wright fans rejoice: after waiting nearly a year for the director’s new film, “Last Night In Soho” finally had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival just recently. It’s Wright’s first straight-up horror film of his career and his latest feature since 2017’s “Baby Driver.” Given the director’s penchant for genre deep-dives, this makes “Soho” one of the most anticipated films of 2021.  

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Guess it had to happen sometime, but it’s a shame that the previously-thought-to-be inexhaustible energy resource of Edgar Wright’s omnivorous, giddy cinephilia should finally be showing signs running out right now, just when a jaded, weary, pandemic-drab world could use it most. Don’t get me wrong: with its dual-timeline gimmick and its evident love for the pastichey recreation of London in the Swinging Sixties decorating a coming-of-ager that becomes a fish-out-of-water drama that morphs into a murder-mystery that then turns into a slasher-horror, “Last Night in Soho,” which premiered today at the Venice Film Festival, boasts as ambitious a genre-melding concept as Wright has ever fielded.

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Director Edgar Wright teamed with the Oscar-nominated co-writer of “1917,” Krysty Wilson-Cairns, for a new, more serious genre venture, “Last Night In Soho.” A psychological horror film that seemingly has time-jumping elements with rising stars Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Witch,” “The Queen’s Gambit“) and Thomasin McKenzie (“Jojo Rabbit“) playing the two main leads.

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