It was a role memorably played by Richard Dawson in the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, but with Edgar Wright's movie set to be a more faithful adaptation of the novel by Stephen King ...

A man attempts to beat the system at their own game, when he enters a game show that sees prisoners try to outrun assassins to regain their freedom.

Game-show host Richard Dawson previously portrayed the character in a standout performance in the original film. Deadline's report also notes that executives behind the film as well as Edgar ...

played by Richard Dawson. An actor by trade, Dawson was best known at the time as the host of the real-life game show ‘Family Feud,’ and his scenery-chewing antics in the movie arguably stole ...