The upcoming remake of Stephen King's The Running Man casts another major villain with a Lord of the Rings alum stepping into the spotlight.

Emmy-nominated actor Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy, Foundation) has been tapped to join The Running Man cast for Paramount Pictures’ upcoming dystopian thriller remake based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name.

Edgar Wright's remake of the 1987 adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Running Man has added yet another up-and-coming star to its cast.

Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s reimagining of The Running Man, sources confirmed. Edgar Wright is directing the pic he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King that the author published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Edgar Wright, known for his horror comedy Shaun of the Dead and many other great movies, is directing a remake of a popular Stephen King movie.

The Running Man is opening on the Friday before Thanksgiving next year, Nov. 21 and will vie against Universal’s Wicked: Part Two, Angel Studios’ David and a Warner Bros event movie. Paramount and Universal are versing each other this year on the Friday before Thanksgiving respectively with Gladiator II and Wicked: Part One.

Another cast announcement has been made for the upcoming Edgar Wright-directed reboot of The Running Man. This time, it's heartthrob Lee Pace as one of The Running Man's main villains. Here's what we know so far: See on Instagram The Running Man is both an adaptation of the 1985 novel by Richard Bachman — a pseudonym used by famed horror author Stephen King — and the 1987 movie of the same name,

Josh Brolin and Katy O'Brien are already on the call sheet for Paramount's adaptation of the Stephen King novel.