Josh Brolin will star with Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s new remake of ‘The Running Man.’ Brolin shared the news during his panel at New York Comic Con, along with Collider’s Steve Weintraub.
‘The Running Man’ is finally being made. It is based on a dystopian novel by Stephen King, published under the name Richard Bachman. The story takes place in a broken future United States.
The people are entertained by violent TV shows, including ‘The Running Man.’ In this show, a contestant must survive for thirty days while escaping government hitmen.
Powell will play Ben Richards, a desperate man who becomes the show’s best contestant. Along with Powell and Brolin, the film will feature Katy O’Brian, Daniel Ezra, and Karl Glusman. Edgar Wright will direct and co-write the script with Michael Bacall.
Brolin has a busy schedule in the next few years. He played Gurney Halleck again in ‘Dune: Part Two’ earlier this year. Now, he stars in ‘Brothers,’ which premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Max Barbakow, the film features Brolin and Peter Dinklage as twin brothers. They go on a road trip to find emeralds hidden by their mother (Glenn Close).
Next year, Brolin will appear in ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ the third film in Rian Johnson’s Benoit Blanc mystery series that started with ‘Knives Out.’ He will play Father Frank, a priest, alongside Daniel Craig’s detective.
Brolin will also star in ‘Weapons,’ a horror film from director Zach Cregger. Details about the plot and characters are not yet known, but he will work with Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, and Benedict Wong. Additionally, he is developing a film that will be his first as a director.
‘The Running Man’ has been adapted for the big screen before. In 1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a loose version of the novel. This movie kept the main idea of a deadly game show in a dystopian future but turned it into a high-action film.
It showed Richards fighting supervillains like Professor Sub-Zero and Dynamo, along with real-life host Richard Dawson. ‘The Running Man’ is set to start filming later this year and will be released on November 21, 2025.
