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Glen Powell is thrilled to work on The Running Man With Edgar Wright, call him a “bucket list“Director.
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Powell revealed that he had hoped to work with Wright since shortly after he moved to LA
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Pavel’s work on The Running Man comes with a recent expansion in his roster of collaborations with notable directors.
Glen Powell explained why The Running Man is a dream project. Ahead of the upcoming The Running ManThe star has a string of hits under his belt after a supporting role opposite Tom Cruise and Miles Teller in the 2022 Legacy sequel. Top Gun: Maverickwhich became the fifth highest grossing domestic film of all time. He followed that by starring in the $220 million rom-com Sleeper hit Anyone but you In 2023 and the 2024 break Twisterswhich has earned 337.6 million dollars so far, making it the ninth highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide.
Collider Recently spoke with Glen Powell while he was promoting the Audible original The best man’s ghostwriterBut the subject quickly turned to The Running Man. The actor expressed his excitement for the project, which he said he expects to start shooting “A couple of months from now.” He explained that Edgar Wright, who will direct the adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, was “At the top of my bucket list of directors“since”Very early.” Read Powell’s full quote below:
Edgar is the greatest. I love this man. He was at the top of my bucket list of directors. It’s so funny, I looked up Edgar’s name in my email recently, and I found a wish list from very early on when I moved to LA, and he was at the top of my wish list of directors I wanted to work with. I think he is brilliant. He is a great guy and a great friend. I think we’re going to make something really special. I do not have the exact date [for production]But it’s probably a couple of months from now, or something.
Glen Powell expands his repertoire of notable directors
Edgar Wright would become one of Powell’s most prominent collaborators
It makes sense that Powell has a bucket list of directors, given his work with Wright Reflects a recent expansion of his roster of collaborations with notable filmmakers. Although in the past he has worked with well-known directors, including Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids 3: Game Over), Denzel Washington (The great debaters), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises), he spent the most time collaborating with Boy And before sunrise Director Richard Linklater, working together on a variety of projects. Below, see a full breakdown of the roles Powell has played in Linklater movies:
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Character |
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Fast Food Nation (2006) |
Steve |
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The Hottest State (2006) |
John Jaegerman |
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Everyone wants some!! (2016) |
Finish |
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) |
Bostic |
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Hit Man (2024) |
Gary Johnson |
Since the 2020s, Pavel is working with notable directors more and more oftenCorresponding with his rise as a major movie star. This includes working with Throne: LegacyS Joseph Kosinski on Top Gun: Maverick, MinorS Lee Isaac Chung on TwistersAnd The blind sides John Lee Hancock on the upcoming Monsanto. His collaboration with Linklater didn’t slow down either, as he co-wrote Hit man With the director in addition to acting in the movie.
however, The Running Man Director Edgar Wright is one of his most notable directorial collaborators yet. The filmmaker is best known for the resolution of the Cornetto trilogy, which is composed of these movies Shaun of the dead, Hot fuzzAnd The end of the worldBut every movie he’s directed since 2004, included Scott Pilgrim vs. The World And Baby driver, is certified fresh on rotten tomatoes. The new Stephen King movie could very well follow suit and become a huge stepping stone for Powell as his star continues to rise.
Source: Collider