In that way, Powell’s Finn does resemble McConaughey’s Wooderson, an impossibly attractive young buck who seems to have all the answers to life’s mysteries—especially if you’re younger than him, impressionable and seeking guidance for navigating adulthood. But Finn is a more fully fleshed-out individual than Wooderson was, one of several characters in the ensemble that … Read more
Glen Powell speaks about blowing his final audition to play Han Solo for Lucasfilm and his “wild take” on Batman. Glen Powell may be blowing up thanks to roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone But You, but like any other actor, he struggled on his way to the top and lost out on some … Read more
Michael Powell has a cameo in “Peeping Tom.” He plays Mark’s father very briefly in that moment where he comes in front of the camera. I’m curious if you had conversations with him about the theme of this film and how filmmaking in and of itself can be destructive. We didn’t talk too much about … Read more
Twisters star Glen Powell says he brought his own tornado experience to the upcoming disaster movie. “I remember the fear.” I don’t live in tornado country, so I’ve never experienced one, but they seem pretty frightening. However, Twisters star Glen Powell does have a history with tornados, and he told Total Film that he was … Read more
The two are currently producers on a Blue Angel documentary and Powell, who has quite a bit of project announcements recently, is continuing to ride high on his soaring star. Glen Powell is a worker. He’s currently on an early 2000s Colin Ferrell/Samuel L. Jackson/Morgan Freeman run where he’s seemingly in everything. The breakout star … Read more
Sydney Sweeney joked about the box office failure of Madame Web, rumors about an affair with Glen Powell and more in her SNL debut. Sydney Sweeney has been on a seemingly constant tear since starring on HBO’s Euphoria, the project that truly launched her career after promising turns on the small screen’s The Handmaid’s Tale … Read more
Glen Powell and Eli Manning, joint collaborators on the upcoming Chad Powers series, may be due for a quarterback challenge. If there’s one thing Americans like arguing about, it’s football. But this one isn’t about the Chiefs and the 49ers (or all of the Taylor Swift in between), but rather the Giants and…Top Gun? That’s … Read more
Scorsese has long been instrumental in championing and restoring Powell and Pressburger’s films. (And many others’: At the tribute, Wenders called Scorsese’s Film Foundation “a Noah’s Ark of film heritage.”) But “Made in England,” which goes nearly feature by feature through their careers, is a stunning compendium that gets to the heart of what made … Read more
Hulu has officially given a series order to the upcoming college football comedy Chad Powers, which is inspired by ESPN’s Eli Manning sketch. The former Super Bowl MVP has also boarded the project as an executive producer along with his brother, former NFL player Peyton Manning. Coming off from the commercial success of the R-rated … Read more
Glen Powell has confirmed he’s returning for Top Gun 3. Days after word got out that Paramount has another installment in the pipeline after the success of 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick — a sequel to the original 1986 Top Gun movie — Powell has teased that himself (Hangman), Tom Cruise (Maverick) and Miles Teller (Rooster) will … Read more