There’s a lot of talk about how handsome he is glen powell how it happened and how he brought back the vibe of the old-school Hollywood leading man. But if you want to understand who he is deep down, remember that when he got the chance to write his own leading role, he made himself into the dopest character imaginable; someone who behaves like increasingly ridiculous figures by wearing ugly outfits and absurd outfits. hair.

This was Netflix’s Strike Man, governing Richard Linklater, An Austin friend who gave him his big break in 2016 Everyone Wants Some!! We are excited to have Powell on board 2025 Hollywood Issue. Here he delves into not only his impressive string of hits, but also the lean years when he was Hollywood’s nobody. He says that if he had been invited to the party back then, he would have had to sneak his drink into a flask because he was so broke.

Vanity Fair: Inside Hit Man, Your character gives a speech in which he talks about living on the edge and that there should be some danger and excitement in your life. There are many things Negative You could spend your life in that movie, but that’s not a bad message, right?

Glen Powell: You don’t want to buy All lessons to be learned from it. (He laughs.)

Your filmography is very eclectic. You have romantic comedies no one but you, You have big budget support pillars like Best Weapon: Maverick, action movies with visual effects twisters, You have films that have an indie feel and are cross-genre. Hit Man. Are you mixing it up on purpose to avoid being pigeonholed?

When it comes down to it, what I’m really trying to chase is a feeling like, “I hope I have it in me,” right? I try to do ambitious things that scare me a little bit, because when they scare you, it means you have to rise to the occasion.

You don’t want to do what is already successful.

I understand why some people play the greatest hits. But at the same time, when you try to diversify for the sake of diversity, you run into trouble and leave the audience out of it. This is where I try to be really thoughtful. I try to think “The audience first” instead of “Me first.”

What does the audience want to see? How can I fit into a role that really challenges what I do, where I don’t settle into a pattern that feels too familiar or too monotonous? Do you know what I mean?

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