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After a career that stretches back 40 years to when he made his film debut in The Goonies, the Oscar nominee is finally getting a chance to star in his first screen adaptation of one of the horror master\u2019s literary works with a role in The Running Man.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou know, I\u2019m such a fan of Stephen King<\/a>. He\u2019s had such an indelible mark on me as a lover of film. I loved The Shining, and I know Stephen doesn\u2019t like the first Shining and (director Stanley) Kubrick, but I loved The Shining and Christine. There are so many experiences I had as a youngster, not only reading his books, but watching his movies \u2026 he\u2019s the guy on the throne,\u201d Brolin says.<\/p>\n

Based on the the 1982 novel by King and directed by Edgar Wright, The Running Man thrusts Glen Powell<\/a> into a dystopian future as a desperate father who joins a reality show in which contestants try to outrun a murderous gang of hunters in hopes of winning millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

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Brolin plays the smarmy TV executive pushing for brutal kills in a bid to rack up even higher ratings for the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an amalgamation of people I\u2019ve met, not just TV executives; rich billionaires, too,\u201d Brolin, 57, says of his slick villain.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the latest volley in Brolin\u2019s bid to continually surprise audiences with his projects. This year, he\u2019s already been onscreen as a desperate father in Zach Cregger\u2019s dark thriller Weapons<\/a>. Later this month, he plays a charismatic priest in the latest Knives Out mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is a very different type of villain,\u201d Brolin says of his role in The Running Man. \u201cI would hate the idea of it feeling like I\u2019m doing the same thing over and over. Once I start doing that, please send me an email and I\u2019ll get out of this business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dialing in on a recent Tuesday evening from Los Angeles, Brolin spoke more about The Running Man and told us why 2007 was such a great year for him and revealed what\u2019s happening with The Goonies 2.<\/p>\n

This has been a great year for you. You worked with Zach Cregger on Weapons, Rian Johnson on Knives Out 3 and now Edgar Wright. What makes Edgar so unique as a filmmaker?<\/p>\n

Edgar\u2019s so good about exploiting the absurdities of people and the human condition \u2026 But I think the thing Edgar is really good at is not only making great entertainment, but films that are emotional and visceral as well, and I think he does that brilliantly \u2026 He just gets better and better and better.<\/p>\n

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The Running Man is a big role for Glen Powell. What impressed you about working with him?<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s so cool in this movie and it\u2019s just the choices that he\u2019s making. He\u2019s making the right choices. He\u2019s doing this movie, but he\u2019s also got the series (Chad Powers) that he\u2019s doing, and you get to experience his acting chops. It\u2019s nice to keep people guessing. I work with a lot of young actors right now \u2013 Jacob Elordi and Timothee Chalamet and Florence Pugh and Zendaya \u2013 and they are all showing up. It\u2019s a great new generation of actors and Glen is one of the top dudes.<\/p>\n

\"Glen Glen Powell and Josh Brolin star in Paramount Pictures\u2019 The Running Man. Photo by Ross Ferguson \/Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n

The movie is pure escapism. But it was a little eerie how some of the things have come to pass \u2013 our obsession with reality TV and the disparity between the haves and have-nots. Did you find that a little weird?<\/p>\n

The weirdest part is it takes place in 2025 and it was written in 1982 \u2026 I think it\u2019s easy to root for the underdog, which is I think the default and I thank God that\u2019s the default. But then all the other stuff, you can\u2019t help but look at and wonder where we do this stuff in our own lives. What series are we watching right now where we can\u2019t wait to watch somebody fail or fall or make a mistake?<\/p>\n

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I was thinking back to 2007 when I watched you at the Toronto Film Festival in No Country For Old Men. You also had American Gangster, In the Valley of Elah and Grindhouse all releasing around the same time. What was that year like for you as an actor?<\/p>\n

I had been around for a couple of decades. Thank God for the Coens and Robert Rodriguez. I was making Grindhouse and the Coens came along. They don\u2019t think in terms of \u2018What\u2019s his value?\u2019 They just think in terms of, \u2018Is he right for the part?\u2019 Apparently, I was right for the part. Heath Ledger was supposed to do (No Country for Old Men) at one point and then he dropped out. So it all worked out. Because of that, I think other directors were like, \u2018Why him?\u2019 (laughs) Then it became a domino effect. But I feel very lucky and I\u2019m very grateful to have worked with the directors I have.<\/p>\n

\"Josh Josh Brolin made his big cinematic comeback in 2007\u2019s No Country for Old Men. Photo by Miramax<\/p>\n

You made your debut in 1985\u2019s The Goonies. There\u2019s been talk of a sequel for years. Is Goonies 2 really going to happen?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know, man. I\u2019ve been asked that question for the past 37 years \u2026 Who knows? These things, they write them and \u2026 it happens when it wants to happen. If it wants to happen.<\/p>\n

The Running Man opens in theatres Nov. 14.<\/p>\n

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