Josh Brolin as Archer in New Line Cinema’s ‘Weapons,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Preview:
- Josh Brolin is aboard to star in ‘Mister’.
- It’ll mark the directorial debut of Second Unit specialist and stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood.
- The producers of ‘John Wick’ are backing this one.
The genre of “seemingly downtrodden/ordinary guy reveals badass side to himself” has become a busy one of late, with the likes of Bob Odenkirk and Ke Huy Quan proving to be more than able to throw a punch or six.
And while we’re not sure that ‘Weapons’ star Josh Brolin exactly falls into the category of “unexpected” kick-ass hero (he always seems like he can handle himself –– he took on the Avengers!), he’s now aboard a new action-comedy called ‘Mister’.
“Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy’s class woke up, got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark …and they never came back.”
Release Date: Aug 8, 2025
Run Time: 2 hr 9 min
Budget: $38,000,000
In the director’s chair for this one is Wade Eastwood –– no relation to the growling acting/directing legend, he’s actually an accomplished stuntman, stunt coordinator and second-unit director now making the leap to the main chair –– and filming is scheduled to kick off in Spain early next year.
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What’s the story of ‘Mister’?
Josh Brolin in ‘Oldboy’. Photo: FilmDistrict.
Written by Nicki Cortese and Nick Inglis, ‘Mister’ follows a man (Brolin) who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past — including everyone from his exes to his best friend.
To get out, he teams up with his estranged daughter who also has ended up in the family business, but they will need to repair their relationship in order to survive.
Here’s what Eastwood told Deadline about his choice of lead:
“Having the opportunity to collaborate with Josh is everything I could have hoped for. His presence and gravitas define ‘Mister’ and bring the film to life in every way. What excites me most about this project is the depth of the characters and complexity of their relationships, which allows me to build action around story, without ever losing the intensity the genre demands.”
Production companies Bright White Light and ‘John Wick’ team Thunder Road are shepherding this one.
Where else can we see Josh Brolin?
Josh Brolin stars in Paramount Pictures’ “The Running Man’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Brolin, who as previously mentioned was seen in this summer’s horror hit ‘Weapons’, will be back on our screens in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’, due on December 12th.
Before that is the new take on ‘The Running Man’, which stars Glen Powell and will be sprinting into theaters on November 14th.
Next year brings post-apocalyptic thriller ‘The Dog Stars’ and scuba adventure ‘Whalefall’.
When will ‘Mister’ be in theaters?
Without a distributor aboard yet, we can’t predict when it’ll score a release date. But we would expect it to be snapped up soon.
(L to R) Julia Garner as Justine and Josh Brolin as Archer in New Line Cinema’s ‘Weapons,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Quantrell Colbert. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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