Summary
- Glen Powell’s parents surprisingly troll him at the
Hit Man
movie premiere in Austin, Texas, uniquely showing their support and hilarious sense of humor. - All kidding aside, Powell’s career is flourishing with roles in big hits like
Top Gun: Maverick
and
Anyone but You
under his belt. - Collaborating again with Richard Linklater, Powell stars with Adria Arjona in Netflix’s
Hit Man,
showcasing their great on-screen chemistry.
Cleary, a sense of humor runs in the family. While attending the premiere of director Richard Linklater’s upcoming movie Hit Man in Austin, Texas, Glen Powell was surprisingly trolled by his own parents! Obviously, mom and dad (Cyndy and Glen Powell Sr.) carrying zany signs to seemingly raze their son’s confidence was all done in good fun. Adding insult to injury, Powell was also being inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame at the Paramount Theatre when his prankster parents let him have it on the red carpet.
It’s still outrageous to see momma and poppa Powell holding up brown poster boards behind their own kid — one of which reads: “Stop trying to make Glen Powell happen.” Talk about a reality check! Below is the outrageous photo in question of Powell posing with his mother and father, courtesy of Netflix’s official Instagram account:
Powell’s parents certainly found an ingenious way to get their son some more publicity as they jokingly trolled him. Nonetheless, Glen Powell’s star continues to burn brighter and brighter in Tinseltown, especially after having appeared in 2022’s massive box office hit Top Gun: Maverick alongside Tom Cruise. And the actor’s big-screen team-up with Sydney Sweeney in the romantic comedy Anyone but You only helped further Powell’s career.
Hit Man
- Release Date
- June 7, 2024
- Runtime
- 1hr 53min
- Studio
- AGC Studios, Aggregate Films, Barnstorm Productions
Before Powell gets caught up in all the mayhem of Twisters this July, though, the actor is collaborating once again with Linklater on Netflix’s new film, Hit Man. Check out a brief synopsis of the romantic action comedy below, which co-stars Andor’s own Adria Arjona:
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.
Glen Powell Likens Meeting Hit Man Co-Star Adria Arjona to ‘Best First Date’
Netflix’s $20-million deal to land Hit Man at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was all the news last September, and the romantic action comedy will finally hit theaters this month. Powell portrays a college professor named Gary Johnson who has a multi-personality problem. Madison (Adria Arjona) then attempts to hire Gary’s hit man alter ego known as Ron, which leads to a romance between the two. Arjona spoke about her and Powell’s chemistry in an interview with Tudum:
“I met Rick [Linklater] on Zoom first,
and then he set it up where I went out and met Glen, and
we ended up talking for about four hours.
We were both doing Sober January, and an hour into our dinner,
we were both cutting loose,
drinking tequila, and
celebrating the fact that we were going to do this movie together.”
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Powell chimed in during the same interview:
Sitting down with Adria the first time, it felt like the best first date, but also like I’d known her forever.
It’s going to be a busy summer movie season for Powell as The Blue Angels IMAX experience documentary is currently playing in theaters, which he serves as a producer on. Up next for the Anyone but You star is Netflix’s “killer comedy” Hit Man, and the film opens in select cinemas on May 24. And then Powell gets caught in those furious Twisters on July 19.
Hit Man
will also drop Friday, June 7 on
Netflix.
