Josh Brolin is entering what he calls one of the most rewarding years of his career, highlighted by his long-awaited collaboration with Edgar Wright in The running man.
The action thriller hits theaters on November 14, marking a project nearly two decades in the making since Brolin and Wright first met at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
“There’s a picture I showed Edgar of me kissing his cheek and I’m sure it was drunk,” Brolin said The Hollywood Reporter. “Cannes was the beginning for us, and over the years we always talked about collaboration.”
Brolin stars as Dan Killian, the ruthless executive producer behind the film’s deadly competition series, opposite Glen Powell and Colman Domingo. Unlike the 1987 adaptation, Wright’s version sticks closer to Stephen King’s original story, separating Killian from the show’s host.
Brolin was inspired by real executives and billionaires. “If you take someone and get them drunk, they’ll reveal things to you that you didn’t even want to hear,” he said.
“It was helpful to think back to all those useless nights and realize, ‘Oh, I could use that.’”
Looking back on his jam-packed year, which included Weapons And Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Brolin admits it was one of his most satisfying experiences.
“I’ve done five films in a row, so I’m very happy with the year. Sometimes you’re not so happy with the choices. It’s not just based on the audience’s reaction; it’s based on how I feel about the film. But I feel really good about what we’ve done,” he explained.
The Walking man opens exclusively in theaters on November 14.
