Glen Powell says he missed out on ‘Oppenheimer’ role

Saint Clare starring Bella Thorne and Ryan Phillippe will open Italy’s Taormina Film Festival. 

Angelique Jackson It’s a “Hot Glen Summer” at the movies. Just like the immortal words of Megan Thee Stallion, who’s billed every summer since 2019 the perfect time to do “hot girl shit,” Glen Powell is heating up movie screens. Summer 2024 firmly establishes him as a power player with Netflix’s “Hit Man,” the Prime Video documentary “The Blue Angels” and Universal “Twisters” dropping in rapid succession.

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Henwick, Zach Woods, Topher Grace and Raff Law have rounded out the cast of Studiocanal, Blueprint Pictures and A24’s Huntington starring Glen Powell. Margaret Qualley and Ed Harris are also on board, with John Patton Ford directing.

Lee Isaac Chung‘s Twisters sequel will receive its Italian premiere at this year’s Taormina Film Festival, which takes place July 12 to July 19 in southern Italy. 

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Steve Zahn has joined Glen Powell in the upcoming Hulu comedy series “Chad Powers,” Variety has learned. The series was originally picked up at Hulu in February.

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Zahn (The White Lotus) is set to star opposite Glen Powell in Chad Powers, Hulu‘s upcoming half-hour comedy based on an Eli Manning sketch that aired on ESPN+.

Glen Powell reflected on a small but meaningful role that he played in a major blockbuster.

Top Gun: Maverick‘.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 80-year-old industry legend revealed that a story has been written for the third movie in the action franchise, and says it is now a case of getting Tom Cruise and the other cast members on board.“I think we have a terrific story. It’s just (a question of) how do we get everybody together and how do we get it done,” he said.“Tom’s very busy.

Glen Powell has revealed that Tom Cruise once pranked him by pretending to lose control of the helicopter they were riding.The 35-year-old actor was recently interviewed by GQ Magazine, where he shared how he and Cruise had become good friends during the filming of Top Gun: Maverick and recalled an incident when Cruise was piloting a helicopter to return to London after reshoots at Pinewood Studios.“Tom goes, ‘Oh no, oh no,’ and he starts dropping the helicopter over London,” Powell recalled, with the GQ writer noting that this is Tom Cruise’s idea of a joke. “I was like, ‘Am I about to be the unnamed guy that dies with Tom in a smoking hole in the middle of London?’”Despite briefly fearing for his life, Powell had been in awe of Cruise during the film’s production, adding that Cruise owns a helicopter and flies “actual jets”.

Glen Powell is sharing his thoughts on playing the role of Batman and has some ideas.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Glen Powell told some of his best Tom Cruise stories as part of a cover story interview with GQ UK magazine. The two actors became close friends during the production of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Powell originally auditioned for the role of Rooster, but he was beat out by Miles Teller. Cruise liked Powell and offered him the role of Hangman, but Powell had some notes.

Glen Powell is revealing all the movies he auditioned for and did not get!

Glen Powell has revealed that he “puked in the bushes” after his first viewing of Hidden Figures because he thought he’d “ruined” the film.The US actor played real-life astronaut and former US senator John Glenn in Theodore Melfi’s Oscar-nominated film about the three African-American mathematicians – played by Octavia Spencer, Taraji P Henson and Janelle Monáe – who were pivotal in his historic launch into space back in 1962.Speaking on a recent episode of Therapuss with Jake Shane, the actor admitted that he had seen Top Gun: Maverick, in which he played pilot Hangman, four times.When host Shane reacted with surprise that the star was able to watch his performances back, Powell responded that “it does get in your own head”, adding: “People forget that when you’re watching a rough cut of a movie, it’s probably like watching the footage of yourself that you’re having to edit. So you sit there and you’re like, ‘I hate myself.’”The Anyone But You star then recalled his experience seeing the first cut of the 2016 film.

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Glen Powell thought he ruined Hidden Figures.

Glen Powell has an aversion to rough cuts of his films.

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Lives of historical figures often get cinematic treatment to tell sweeping tales of real life events. From United States Presidents to their wives and First Ladies, to Supreme Court Justices to scientists and brilliant minds, nobody is off limits, especially if the stories are triumphant. Others have more tragic endings.

Glen Powell has revealed that he was once “hit in the face” by a bouncer who failed to recognise him.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone But You star recalled his experience promoting The Expendables 3 at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.“I did this movie Expendables 3 – it’s like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Jason Statham,” said Powell, who played hacker Thorn in the film. “Somehow I’m the ‘random’ guy that snuck in.

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival may be winding down, but the Cannes market is still heating up.  IndieWire reports that Netflix currently has the splashiest deals of this week so far, with the streamer picking up the US and UK rights for Jacques Audriard‘s Palme d’Or favorite, “Emilia Pérez.”  And that’s not the only thing Netflix snagged today. The streaming giant also acquired John Lee Hancock‘s legal thriller “Monsanto,” which has Glen Powell, Laura Dern, and Anthony Mackie attached to star.