Someone once said, "If you come at the King, you best not miss." According to the new Running Man, Glen Powell, though, he didn't even know he was shooting his shot. While attending New York Comic Con this weekend with director Edgar Wright, the former Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters star revealed that he was told he couldn't step off the starting line just yet until Stephen King, the author of the original book the movie was adapting, gave the go-ahead. Thankfully, it took one of Powell's best films to date to seal the deal.
“The only interaction I had is when Edgar offered me this movie, and I was like, ‘yes.’ He’s like, ‘You’re my Ben Richards,’ And I’m like, ‘Let’s go,'" explained Powell to the crowd (via The Hollywood Reporter). "Later that night, you’re like, ‘By the way, you have to be approved by Stephen King,’” Powell recalled, referencing the very last minute chat he'd had with his potential director. “He’s like, 'he’s gonna watch Hitman tonight,' so I had to wait overnight for Stephen King to watch Hitman and hope that I still had the role in the morning.”
