Edgar’s Wright’s anticipated remake of The Running Man has finally started filming, three years after it was first announced.

Lead actor Glenn Powell has been spotted on the set of London’s iconic Battersea Power Station, taking on the role Arnold Schwarzenegger made famous in the 1987 action film.

Glenn looked sharp, dressed in an eighties-esque ensemble of hoodies, layered under a denim shirt and brown jacket, for his starring role as Ben Richards.

The production took over London’s famous landmark, with uniformed guards from the film’s police state setting patrolling outside.

Edgar’s Wright’s anticipated remake of The Running Man has finally started filming, three years after it was first announced, with lead actor Glenn Powell on set

Filming started at London’s iconic Battersea Power Station, with hundreds of extras seen around the dominant building on Sunday

A masked character was also seen during filming, sprinting around the building and colliding with extras.

British director Wright has taken on the monumental task of remaking the cult classic action film. based on the novel by Stephen King, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

The film is set in a dystopian future where a TV show follows criminal ‘runners’ who escape from professional killers.

Schwarzenegger’s original film is set in the United States between 2017 and 2019. Wright has not yet specified when his version is set or what his take on the classic film is, although it is reported that it will be closer to King’s original novel stays.

The novel was about a desperate man who needs money for his sick daughter, so he joins the hit TV show The Running Man.

The longer a contestant survives, the more money that person makes, as Richards soon takes on the dark secrets of the show and its evil producers.

Wright has been attached to the project since 2021 after citing it as the film he would most like to remake.

Powell plays the role Arnold Schwarzenegger made famous in the 1987 action film

Cars from the 1980s were parked along the building, attracting admiring glances from passers-by

The production took over the famous London landmark, with uniformed guards from the film’s police state setting patrolling

Twisters star Glenn looked in good spirits after previously expressing his excitement about working with director Edgar Wright

British director Wright has taken on the Herculean task of remaking the cult classic action film based on Stephen King’s novel under the pseudonym Richard Bachman

John Brolin, William H Macy and Wright’s Scott Pilgrim lead Michael Cera have also joined the cast.

Powell spoke about his part in the project during a summer interview with IndieWire, saying, “I’m going to be filming The Running Man in the fall.

“We’ve been working back and forth on scripted stuff, and it’s so much fun.”

‘The world that Edgar has developed in this area is simply scandalous. It’s so good. And really, we’re both such big fans of the Stephen King book (which the movie is based on), and it’s going to be a great character. I’m so excited about it.’

The actor has long had Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz director Wright at the top of his dream list of collaborators, as he explained:

The film is set in a dystopian future where a TV show follows criminal ‘runners’ who escape from professional killers

Schwarzenegger’s original film is set in the United States between 2017 and 2019. Wright has not yet specified when his version is set or what his take on the classic film is.

Powell spoke out about his part in the project during a summer interview with IndieWire, saying, “The world that Edgar has developed in this area is just outrageous. It’s so good’

The actor has long had Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz director Wright at the top of his dream list of collaborators

“I’m such an Edgar Wright guy. And so the fact that I get to work with him now is so damn cool,” the actor recently told IndieWire.

“I searched my email, and I looked up Edgar Wright in my email, and it came up: I had a wish list of directors I wanted to work with in 2008 when I moved to LA, which I sent my agent at the time – and Edgar Wright is literally number one.”

“I’m such an Edgar Wright guy. And so the fact that I get to work with him now is so damn cool.”

The original film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, has gained a cult following since its modest box office success in 1987 and mixed reviews from critics.

The original film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, has gained a cult following since its lackluster box office success in 1987 and mixed reviews from critics.

A masked character was also seen during filming, sprinting through the building and colliding with extras

There were several extras, dressed in futuristic costumes

The shoot continued into the evening at the famous tourist spot

Powell is currently enjoying his new status as one of Hollywood’s brightest new stars after the turns in Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters

Wright has been attached to the project since 2021 after citing it as the film he would most like to remake

John Brolin, William H Macy and Wright’s Scott Pilgrim lead Michael Cera have also joined the cast but have not been spotted on set

Powell was seen shooting scenes between billboards in Battersea displaying a Network logo – the broadcaster behind the game show that Richards takes part in in the film