Josh Brolin Joins Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ in Villain Role Opposite Glen Powell
variety.comKatcy Stephan 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 action film from Edgar Wright.
Brolin revealed the news himself during a panel at New York Comic-Con. “The Running Man” is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King, which the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
Wright co-wrote the script with Michael Bacall. Simon Kinberg, Nira Park and Wright are producing. The film is slated for release on Nov.
21, 2025 (the same year the story takes place). “The Running Man” was first adapted for the big screen in 1987 by director Paul Michael Glaser.
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