The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Pace will play a villain in the upcoming science fiction actioner. Pace's casting comes on the heels of the news yesterday that Josh Brolin will star as the film's villain.

Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to star opposite Glen Powell in Paramount Pictures' "The Running Man." He will join previously announced cast members Katy O'Brian ("Love Lies Bleeding" and Daniel Ezra ("All American") in the film from Edgar Wright.

Throughout the week, there has been a trickle of news about The Running Man, a Stephen King adaptation from director Edgar Wright. Yesterday, Deadline reported that Josh Brolin had been cast in the project in an unnamed villain role opposite the previously cast Glen Powell and Katy O’Brien.

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.

Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s new 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 the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Lee Pace, widely recognized for his standout role as Ronan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is stepping into the villainous spotlight once again. He will star alongside Glen Powell in the much-anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel,

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

Lee Pace is back as the bad guy and the latest star to join the Glen Powell starring 'The Running Man.' The actor also joins Josh Brolin and Katy O'Brian in Paramount's adaptation of the Stephen King novel.