Glen Powell relayed a true dating horror story on a recent podcast appearance. Well, minus the “true” part maybe…
28.05.2024 - 20:53 / variety.com
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.
“What we were talking about is, how can Hangman service the story and give the flavor of the original ‘Top Gun’ that you need?” Powell remembered saying to his A-list co-star. “I said my piece to Tom about what I do and what I do well, and he listened. Tom’s a listener.
He listens to the crew members, he listens to his collaborators, and he hears people.” One of Powell’s most cherished Tom Cruise memories is when Cruise personally flew him back to London via helicopter from Pinewood studios, where the duo were shooting reshoots for “Top Gun: Maverick.” Cruise was flying and pretended the helicopter was going down. “Tom goes ‘oh no, oh no,’ and he starts dropping the helicopter over London,” Powell said. “I was like, ‘Am I about to be the unnamed guy that dies with Tom in a smoking hole in the middle of London?’” Another memory is when Cruise sent Powell to a theater in Los Angeles to show him a “film school” video that Cruise had put together for his friends.
“Powell expected to be among a crowd – but no, it was just him alone, in an empty theater. For six hours,” GQ UK reports. “Watching Tom Cruise speak directly to the camera, breaking down everything he’s learned about filmmaking over the years.
Glen Powell relayed a true dating horror story on a recent podcast appearance. Well, minus the “true” part maybe…
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Tom Cruise has been spotted attempting to get into Rishi Sunak’s car in central London.The Top Gun star was filmed trying to get into an Audi at Battersea Heliport after waving to some of his fans. However, when the door didn’t open, the Mission: Impossible star walked round to his car, parked in the next space, where the door was held open by a member of his entourage.Not long after the mistake, the Prime Minister was seen successfully getting into the car which Cruise had been mistakenly trying to enter.
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.
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Glen Powell is sharing a glimpse at his friendship with Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The two actors became good friends after working together on the set of ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ and Glen has some special memories to share from his time filming the popular movie, including a helicopter ride in London after reshooting some scenes at Pinewood Studios.Katie Holmes is ready for summer in the perfect slip dress and her favorite 90s trendTom Cruise looks ripped in Spain with Alejandro Gonzalez IñarritSuri Cruise is ready for summer in tube top and shorts on her way to guitar practiceDuring his latest interview with GQ Magazine, the actor explained what happened when Tom decided to prank him while still being in the air.
Glen Powell has revealed that he missed out on a role in Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer.The Top Gun: Maverick star recently told GQ Magazine, that he was beaten to the role of Nobel-winning nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence, by Josh Harnett.Despite missing out on the role he went on to say that he is still in touch with Nolan, and has faith that they will get to do “something together soon”.The movie went on to win seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan at this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles.The film also recently became Nolan’s biggest Box Office hit overseas. It has garnered over $960million (£757million) worldwide to date at the Box Office.Elsewhere in the interview, Powell also shared how Tom Cruise once pranked him by pretending to lose control of the helicopter they were riding in over London after reshoots on Top Gun: Maverick.“Tom goes, ‘Oh no, oh no,’ and he starts dropping the helicopter over London,” Powell recalled.
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”.
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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.
Glen Powell thought he ruined Hidden Figures.
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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.
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Netflix has acquired the legal drama “Monsanto,” a buzzy package from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr. Banks”) directed the movie, which stars Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern.