Josh Brolin reflects on his early role as Brand in The Goonies, noting how he was cast seemingly by chance. He discusses his extensive preparation for the role, his interactions with director Steven Spielberg, and an insightful scene concept he suggested.
Though now known for his adult roles, we can’t forget when Josh Brolin was a teen actor in The Goonies. He portrayed‘s older brother, Brand, who helps find treasure to save their home. Talking about the role on a recent episode of SiriusXM’swas quite an accident,” Brolin said. “I went in there, I’ve been told, they pulled the Brolin thing, ‘Are you Brolin’s kid? You want to be an actor, huh?’ So instead of that nepotistic thing, they looked at me and were like, ‘Oh yeah? So act.
He said he spent “90%” of his time preparing by reading about theater techniques from Stanislavski, Grotowski, and Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty. Despite studying, the Dune actor shared why he thinks director “I just looked right for the part. You look at Sean Astin, you look at the type of movie it is, I looked like a bit of a bad boy, but sort of a jock, and I was in good shape, so they were like, that’s the guy. I went back six times, just so they could make sure, and then I did it.”Brolin didn’t let all of his research escape him for The Goonies.
“I came to Steven at some point, we were in one of the tunnels, and I said, ‘Hey, Steven, can I talk to you for a second,'” he recalled.
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