Dexter’s David Zayas joins the solid of Edgar Wright’s remake of The Operating Man, which is presently in manufacturing with Glen Powell starring.
Deadline stories that David Zayas (Dexter) has joined the solid of Edgar Wright’s The Operating Man. The report states that Zayas performs a personality named Richard Manuel.
Glen Powell (Twisters) stars in The Operating Man as Ben Richards, a “desperate man, needing money for his sick daughter, who joins the most popular show, The Running Man, in which teams of killers hunt down contestants. The longer that a contestant survives, the more money that person makes. But as the game show’s producers and killers will find out, this desperate man will break all the rules and expose the show’s dark secrets.” Along with Powell and Zayas, the remainder of the solid consists of Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Lee Tempo (Basis), Daniel Ezra (All American), William H. Macy (Shameless), Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim), Emilia Jones (CODA), and Jayme Lawson (The Batman).
Edgar Wright is directing The Operating Man from a script he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. It’s primarily based on Stephen King’s novel of the identical title, which was revealed in 1982 below the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Wright has beforehand stated that The Operating Man remake might be nearer to the unique Stephen King novel than the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. “I like the film but I like the book more, and they didn’t really adapt the book,” Wright stated. “At the same time as a teen once I noticed the Schwarzenegger movie I used to be like, ‘Oh, this isn’t just like the ebook in any respect!’ And I feel, ‘Nobody’s [done] that ebook.’ So when that got here up, I used to be considering, and Simon Kinberg says, ‘Do you have any interest in The Running Man?’ I stated, ‘You know what? I’ve usually thought that that ebook is one thing crying out to be tailored.’ Now, that doesn’t imply that it’s straightforward!“ The Operating Man will hit theaters on November 21, 2025.
Zayas is finest recognized for taking part in Angel Batista on Dexter and Enrique Morales on Oz. He reprised his Dexter position for a number of episodes of Dexter: New Blood. He was lately seen showing alongside his real-life spouse, Liza Colón-Zayas, within the third season of The Bear.
