Running is a great form of exercise. It can even be kind of fun when you put on your music and get in the zone. But that’s not really the case when you’re running for survival — then it’s not so fun.

Thankfully, the only cardio Deco’s doing is lacing up our kicks and speed walking to chat with Glen Powell and the team behind *The Running Man*. Ready. Set. Run for your life!

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### Glen Powell Takes on the Deadliest Game in “The Running Man”

Glen Powell is playing the deadliest game in the world in the new action thriller, *The Running Man*.

Glen Powell shares, “Ain’t it fun?”

Fun for fans to watch? Definitely! But fun for the characters—like Ben Richards, who are just trying to survive? Not so much.

Ben isn’t just fighting for his family; he’s battling an authoritarian system and network propaganda designed to keep the population under control and in the dark.

Glen explains, “Ben is a guy who’s just trying to show up for his family and then sort of realizes that his problems, the frustrations he feels, the power that’s pushing him down is the power that’s pushing everybody down.”

That realization makes him the face of a movement, whether he wants it or not.

“There’s a frustration about everyone going, ‘Oh, man, you represent something to the world, you know, you’re important. You’re an important piece of how we take this thing down,’” Glen adds.

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### Meet the Elite Hunter: Lee Pace’s Menacing Character

Every good chase needs an elite hunter. In *The Running Man*, the top guy is brought to life by Lee Pace and all his 6 foot, 5 glory.

Just don’t expect to see much of his face.

Lee Pace jokes, “I really recommend wearing a mask, especially if you’re gonna do evil things.”

The mask doesn’t stop his character from hamming it up for the cameras though.

“The character was just cool. Like, he’s just relaxed. He’s surrounded by violence, and he’s completely unbothered. And I thought that was, you know, funny,” Lee shares.

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### Director Edgar Wright’s Passion Project

The film is a passion project for director Edgar Wright, who has wanted to create his version of the Stephen King novel for years.

He says, “Elements of the book remained really powerful to me and really vivid in my head, so to actually get to put them on screen is just like, you know, like a gift.”

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### Glen Powell Reflects on His Career and Set Life

It’s a gift for Glen too, especially at this point in his career.

“I’ve always been sort of the underdog in this town, you know, I’ve been doing this a really long time. I’ve been doing this since I was 10 years old. What you do realize is to kind of look after people. When you’re on set, I get to be the one who’s looking after the crew and looking after your fellow cast members and really making sure you do it right,” Glen says.

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### Win Tickets for an Advance Screening of *The Running Man*

Want to get a running start and see *The Running Man* before everyone else?

Deco’s giving away tickets for an advance screening of the movie on **Monday, Nov. 10** at **Regal Kendall Village**.

For a chance to win, send your name and phone number to **[email protected]**.

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