Is Glen Powell the new star of Hollywood? The actor who never gets tired of being in the photo

The 35-year-old Tejano artist has been popping up everywhere lately, appearing on magazine covers, podcasts and television shows, and racking up a following on Instagram. He’s starred in three successful films so far this year: the romantic comedy ‘In AprilEveryone but you‘ grossed $215 million on a budget of just $25 million, and also helped transform his co-star. Sydney SweeneyAnother of Hollywood’s most popular names added this to his billboard just one month later:hit man‘, a brilliant blend of romance, detective intrigue and ‘banter’, marks her fourth collaboration with the great man. Richard Linklaterand when it arrived on Netflix in the United States it became the absolute viewer leader. And besides that, Powell has been breaking box office records halfway around the world for over a week now in his role as a tornado hunter thanks to the sequel ‘Twisters.’.

A movie star

A movie star, at least by the classical definition of the term, can lead the cast of any movie and get the public to watch it. In our age of superhero epics and algorithms, such box office giants have long been considered an endangered species. Yet a significant number of the press’ profiles of Powell—like this one—describe him using variations of the phrase:Hollywood’s new star”.

How did you manage to get into such a position? For starters, having a certain amount of control over the characters he plays – in addition to starring in ‘Hit Man’, he also co-wrote and co-produced – and working on genres that transformed actors from previous generations and stars many of whom were now considered extinct: he filled his filmography with these. romantic comedies and mid-budget dramas is intended for an adult audience. And of course, she should play along as much as she needs to, even if that means fueling rumors that she hinted at a courtship between herself and Sweeney during the promotion of “Anyone But You.” Powell can’t seem to get enough of being in the picture, perhaps because of her unsuccessful attempts to escape anonymity all this time.

Because although his current ubiquity is sudden enough to suggest otherwise, the man has worked hard for this moment. He’s been acting since he was a teenager, when he first appeared in .Spy Kids 3: Game Over‘ (2003) and then another in his first film for Linklater, ‘Fast Food Nation‘ (2006). In the following years, he only occasionally appeared in television series such as ‘.CSI Miami‘ And ‘Rizzoli and the Islands‘. He did a casting test to play Captain America and ‘secured the role’The Dark Knight Rises‘ (2012) – played a man whose head was crushed by Tom Hardy – and convinced Sylvester Stallone to cast him in his film ‘Mercenaries 3’ (2014) and then Linklater cast him in the great college comedy that was the first movie that really got him noticed.We all want something‘ (2016). But despite the reputation he has gained, both he and ‘How to get rid of your boss‘ (2018), a ‘romantic comedy’ that unexpectedly became a viral sensation was supposed to be a mass-market film. Then came ‘Best Weapon: Maverick‘ (2022).

As hard as it is to believe, Tom Cruise had to convince her to join the series because the character she was offered was not convincing. To overcome her reluctance, Hollywood’s biggest star told her: Choose to be in big movies, even in small roles, and then take responsibility for making those roles seem bigger.. That’s what he did in ‘Maverick’: take a potentially annoying character like the Hangman and turn him into a charisma vending machine.

And now, given his schedule, Powell is not planning to take a vacation anytime soon. He will also star in the ‘remake’, among other filmsFollowed‘ (1987) directed by Edgar Wright – Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth were considered for the job before him – and ‘his presence in the cast of the film’best gun 3‘. will star in a ‘Western’ themed seriesTwo Men and One Destiny(1969) He plays the Sundance Kid, a character once played by Robert Redford, and is also said to lead the cast of the ‘remake’.The sky can wait‘ (1978). JJ Abrams is said to want this for his new movie as well. Some might call it stardom.