Josh Brolin and Katy O'Brien are already on the call sheet for Paramount's adaptation of the Stephen King novel.

Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s reimagining of The Running Man, sources confirmed. Edgar Wright is directing the pic he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King that the author published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Elsewhere, it was a relatively light week on the casting front. Elsewhere in casting news, Ryan Murphy’s next Monster series landed Laurie Metcalf and Tom Hollander, and Alana Haim set her next two projects. Check out the rest of this week’s news below.

The feature is based on the 1982 Stephen King novel about a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.

Glen Powell is set to star. Josh Brolin, Katy O'Brian and Daniel Ezra also recently joined the cast. According to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news, "Pace is essentially the heavy of the movie,

Glen Powell looks to have found his adversary in the new reimagining of The Running Man at Paramount Pictures as Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to land the villain role in the pic. The pic is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the

Josh Brolin is set to star alongside Glen Powell in Edgar Wright ’s film adaptation of Stephen King ’s . Brolin will take on the role of the main villain in the story. The report says that Brolin “will play the antagonist behind the violent reality show.

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 film from Edgar Wright.