Glen Powell Spills the Tea: How Chris Pratt’s Goofy Swagger Broke Hollywood’s Mold—and Astrology Says It’s Just the Beginning!
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Ever wonder how a single movie role can flip a whole career upside down? Glen Powell certainly does—and he credits Chris Pratt’s goofy yet charming Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy as the secret sauce that launched him from Hollywood’s sidelines to its spotlight. Before Pratt’s buoyant break in 2014, film studios seemed obsessed with brooding, intense types like Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson, leaving guys like Powell stuck in the “vanilla next-door neighbor” queue. But when Pratt showed that heroes can be silly and buoyant, it wasn’t just a breath of fresh air—it was a whole new flavor Hollywood apparently needed. It’s almost as if the stars—maybe even Mercury in retrograde—conspired to remind us that sometimes, charm and a dash of levity rule the red carpet. Now, with roles in Top Gun: Maverick and the looming Stephen King adaptation The Running Man, Powell’s gearing up to show us what that needed flavor looks like on the big screen. Curious to find out how this unexpected journey unfolded? LEARN MORE
While speaking with GQ, Glen Powell pointed to Chris Pratt’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy for inadvertently jump-starting his career. Prior to the release of the 2014 Marvel movie, Powell had been trying to break into Hollywood but hadn’t booked any major roles. He said studios preferred dark and brooding types like Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson, but Pratt’s Star-Lord proved there was room for heroes who were “a little more silly and buoyant,” which was more his speed.
“I remember when Chris Pratt broke out in Guardians of the Galaxy,” Powell said. “There’s no doubt it really helped—not being brooding or dark. Like, I’m not Christian Bale. Christian Bale has a gravitas and a weight, and Pattinson had his thing. And when Pratt kind of appeared on the scene where he was doing things that were a little more silly and buoyant, that’s where I feel most at home. And that’s where I feel like I had a gear that is a necessary flavor in terms of Hollywood, and not a gear that a lot of guys can play.“
Up until then, Powell said he tended to be cast as “The jock or the fraternity guy or the very vanilla next-door-neighbor vibes. You get cast into these very broad things.” The actor has been hitting it out of the park with roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Hit Man, Anyone but You, and Twisters, but his biggest project is still on the horizon. He’s set to star as Ben Richards in Edgar Wright’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man.
The official synopsis for The Running Man: “In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.“
The Running Man will hit theaters on November 17.
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