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.

Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to play the villain role in Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" at Paramount.

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 pseudonym Richard Bachman with Edgar Wright directing and co-writing the script with Michael Bacall.

Lee Pace is back as the bad guy and the latest star to join the Glen Powell starring The Running Man. The actor also joins Josh Brolin and Katy O’Brian in Paramount’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel.