Josh Brolin Cast in Villainous Role in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man With Glen Powell
Josh Brolin has been cast in Edgar Wright’s reimagining of The Running Man. In April 2024, it was announced that Hit Man and Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell had been tapped to star in a new version of The Running Man directed by Wright. The film is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King, which was previously turned into a 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Josh Brolin Turned Down Another Superhero Role
After playing not one but two characters for Marvel, there was a point in time when Josh Brolin was considering crossing the line and returning to work with the rival superhero universe of DC, whom he partnered with for 2010’s Jonah Hex. The actor, who appeared as Thanos in a multitude of MCU flicks and Cable in Deadpool 2, was on track to appear as the titular character in HBO’s Green Lantern series. Although things didn’t work out between the studio and the actor, there are no hard feelings on either side with Brolin recently speaking about his experience as almost-Green Lantern.