Josh Brolin Joins Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ in Villain Role Opposite Glen Powell

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).

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“The Running Man” was first adapted for the big screen in 1987 by director Paul Michael Glaser. The film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto and Jesse Ventura. The story is set in a dystopian world where a falsely convicted policeman participates in a violent game show in order to earn money for his sick daughter. In order to win, the “runner” must survive 30 days at the hands of professional killers.

Brolin will next star in the third installment of the “Knives Out” series, “Wake Up Dead Man.” Previous credits include “Dune: Part Two” “True Grit,” “No Country for Old Men,” Ridley Scott’s “American Gangster,” Oliver Stone’s “W.,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” and Marvel’s “Avengers” films. Brolin earned an Oscar nomination for his work on the film “Milk.”

Brolin is repped by CAA, Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett, Kole and Relevant.