Colman Domingo had “the extras in the palm of his hand” when he played a game show host in The Running Man.

In Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, a desperate man who signs up for a dangerous game show where he is chased by murderous Hunters across the world for money.

For his portrayal of The Running Man’s TV host Bobby T, Domingo had to perform to a studio audience made up of 300 extras on an elaborate game show set.

Recalling the star’s dynamic with the audience, Wright told Empire magazine, “He had the extras in the palm of his hand. It isn’t necessarily an actor’s job to whip up the extras, but it was an amazing thing to witness him conducting the audience.”

The Shaun of the Dead director revealed that Domingo filmed his role within a week while he was in the middle of his awards campaign for his performance in Sing Sing.

“I actually announced his BAFTA nomination on stage,” he added.

Wright spoke to the publication to break down the film’s trailer, which was released on Tuesday.

In the interview, he confirmed that Powell performed many of the stunts himself, including a dramatic jump from a bridge and scaling down the side of a building wearing only a towel.

“(The bridge stunt) took a lot of planning to work it all out. And to see Glen finally do that jump was pretty wild,” he said, before adding of the towel scene: “That’s not a trick. Glen really is abseiling down the building with just a towel.”

The Running Man will be released in cinemas on 7 November.

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