Josh Brolin hasn’t met Stephen King yet – but he’s hoping to.

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’s literary works with a role in The Running Man .

“You know, I’m such a fan of Stephen King . He’s had such an indelible mark on me as a lover of film. I loved The Shining , and I know Stephen doesn’t 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 … he’s the guy on the throne,” Brolin says.

Based on the the 1982 novel by King and directed by Edgar Wright, The R

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