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Was Glen Powell robbed of People's 'Sexiest Man Alive 2024' title? Here's why fans think so.

The rising Hollywood star's fans have been keeping up with his career since Powell's popularity started to skyrocket over the last couple of years.

From Top Gun: Maverick to starring alongside Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You, here's why fans are convinced Powell was robbed of the title he deserved.

People Hails John Krasinski as the 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 2024

People magazine announced its 'Sexiest Man Alive' for 2024 on a Tuesday night at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The man hailing this crowning title for 2024 is none other than The Office and A Quiet Place star John Krasinski.

Krasinski told People that his initial reaction to honoring the title was "just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts.

Glen Powell is aptly one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood today. While his debut came way back in Spy Kids in 2003, the 35-year-old has seen multiple successful roles come his way in the last few years. Now looking forward to the release of Twisters, Powell has appeared in movies such as Anyone But You and Top Gun: Maverick, and generally finds himself in high demand.

However, that did not seem true to the actor when during his years of struggle. Powell went to his fair share of failed auditions but has never been the kind of person who would take things negatively. The actor has been utterly professional right from the start, and spent years getting rejected for a plethora of major roles.

Glen Powell in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. | Paramount Pictures

To break the norm, one of his agents even gave him a peculiar piece of advice.

Glen Powell's rise to stardom has been a long and steady journey, filled with hard work, determination, and a diverse range of roles that have slowly but surely earned him the spotlight he now commands. With standout roles in films like 2022’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Devotion’, Powell has proven his versatility, seamlessly transitioning between charismatic heartthrob and emotionally complex characters. Despite a long career in supporting roles and smaller projects, his performances are now gaining critical acclaim and widespread attention. Powell's career has been years in the making and his recent successes highlight not just his talent, but his ability to captivate audiences, positioning him as one of the most promising leading men in the industry today. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision,...

Glen Powell has undeniably conquered Hollywood with his iconic roles in films such as Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters. Still, he had a humble beginning that many fans are probably unaware of. Before he became the nation’s newest heartthrob, he used to be a contestant in a teen reality show.

Credits: Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick / Paramount Pictures

Fans may simply have forgotten that this Texas native starred in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, or perhaps they didn’t catch that one scene with him because he played a random stockbroker who got his head smashed by Bane. This was way back in 2012.

Glen Powell Joined A Reality Show That Immediately Got Him Kicked Out

In 2003, actor Glen Powell joined the second season of Endurance, a reality television show somewhat similar to Survivor but with a teenage cast. The players will live in a remote location...

Any actor starting out in the film industry goes through harsh times before crossing over to the other side. But not all actors get to go to the other side, only the boldest of bold go on to accomplish such a feat. For instance, it wasn’t until Sylvester Stallone boldly wrote his own film, Rocky, that he ascended to Hollywood legend status. And so it was for Glen Powell.

Glen Powell [in Hit Man | Credit: Netflix]Now the very definition of the classic Hollywood lead guy, when Powell first entered the world of showbiz, he faced an identity crisis, just like any other beginner. But his one bold move ended up winning the heart of Stallone, who landed him a crucial role in his $214 million movie, in the act helping him embrace his true self and giving his career a kickstart.

When Glen Powell’s Bold Move Helped Him Land a Crucial Sylvester...

Glen Powell was the hit of the summer. That winning smile, the Texas charm, the confidence mixed with dorkiness that permeated his characters in the blockbuster “Twisters,” screwball Netflix comedy “Hit Man” and traditional rom-com “Anyone but You.”

Hollywood’s no stranger to “it” stars of the moment, and each charts his or her own course that may or may not manifest the next Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts. But as the conversation around whether Powell is a “movie star” surged, the actor seized his in-demand status and took a different route: creating his own destiny.

As Glen Powell Summer was heating up, the actor was offered the lead in the next “Jurassic World” movie — a reboot to a franchise that’s made over $6 billion worldwide and that Chris Pratt carried over the last three movies.

He turned it down.

“It’s one of the things I’ve wanted to do my whole life,...

Hulu has shared a first look at Glen Powell as Chad Powers in its upcoming comedy series, which has officially started production.

Hulu’s half-hour comedy Chad Powers from co-creators and executive producers Glen Powell and Michael Waldron. Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown, and ESPN.

When bad behavior nukes hotshot Qb Russ Holliday’s college career, he disguises himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers.

Based on the sketch produced by NFL Films and Omaha Productions that aired on ESPN+ as part of the Eli’s Places series, the half-hour comedy from 20th Television will stream on Hulu. Powell and Waldron co-wrote the pilot.

Waldron and Adam Fasullo are executive producing for Anomaly Pictures. Luve Rakhe will also executive produce, and Tony Yacenda will serve as director and executive producer.

Series...

Glen Powell isn’t the only movie star in his family.

The Anyone But You actor’s parents, Glen Powell Sr. and Cyndy Powell, have made cameos in nearly all of his films, continuing the tradition with his latest movie, Twisters.

Powell first drew attention to his parents’ involvement in his work with the rom-com sleeper hit Anyone But You, in which they played airline passengers sitting next to him while Sydney Sweeney’s character performed elaborate gymnastics over him.

This charming inclusion of his family has become a hallmark of Powell’s films.

Despite lacking any formal acting experience, Glen Sr., an executive coach, and Cyndy, a stay-at-home parent, have embraced the challenge.

Their on-screen appearances have become a beloved tradition. Powell’s parents are frequently mentioned in his interviews.

Glen Powell has two siblings

Glen Powell Sr. and Cyndy got married in 1984 and soon started their family with...

It’s been 21 years since Glen Powell first appeared on the Hollywood scene with his role in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.

At just 13, Powell made his acting debut in the popular film, a fact that has left many fans amazed as his star continues to rise in Hollywood.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Powell, now 35, reminisced about his first film experience.

“I will never forget that moment,” he shared. “I was 13. I shot my part, and then I hung out behind the camera.

Powell continued, “The entire crew had the most interesting jobs on the planet. You had endless friends on set.”

“And Spy Kids 3-D was arguably our Dune,” he added with a laugh.

Glen Powell shares Spy Kids 3 throwback photo

Powell recently went down memory lane about his acting debut in Spy Kids 3, he posted a still from the film on social media on Friday,...

Glen Powell has risen through the ranks in Hollywood to become a leading star in movies. He gained recognition for starring alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick and fans later saw him romance Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You. He is on cloud nine after his latest film Twisters beat all odds to become a box office sensation. However, fans may find it hard to believe that the actor was part of a Christopher Nolan movie before all this success.

Glen Powell in a still from Anyone But You | Columbia Pictures

Powell played a small role in Christian Bale’s The Dark Knight Rises. Interestingly, fans speculate that he is one of the frontrunners for the role of Batman in James Gunn’s Dcu. The speculation has strengthened after the actor himself dropped a hint regarding the Batman role.

Glen Powell’s The Dark Knight Rises Appearance That No...

As far as child actor debuts, it's not quite Hailee Steinfeld in Joel and Ethan Coen's "True Grit." But now that the whole world knows full well that Glen Powell is a bona fide movie star (a fact getting slammed home with a tempestuous fury this week in "Twisters"), we can look back at his first big-screen appearance in Robert Rodriguez's 2003 film "Spy Kids 3: Game Over" and kind of see it.

Powell's big scene arrives early in the movie, when Juni (Daryl Sabata) wanders into a massive arena. It's here Juni meets the Long-fingered Boy (identified as such only in the credits), who zips the Spy Kid up to the top of a tower, throws him into a robotic suit, and informs him he'll be doing battle with a formidable combatant named Demetra (Courtney Jines). The 14-year-old Powell is plenty comfortable on screen, though the broadness...

Glen Powell’s parents have appeared in all the star’s movies, the actor revealed this week, in a tradition that dates back to Spy Kids 3.

The Top Gun: Maverick star shared the tidbit while previewing his new movie, Twisters, during an appearance on The Today Show.

“There’s a great sequence midway through a rodeo sequence in the movie and [my parents are] right behind Daisy Edgar-Jones and I,” Powell said. “You’ll be able to see them here in a second,” he continued as a clip played. “Yeah, they’re right behind us there…. Look at that.”

Glen Powell’s parents appear behind him and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Twisters.

Today host Hoda Kotb asked the movie star if his parents have been in all his movies, and Powell said yes.

“They’ve made it in since Spy Kids 3,” he admitted. “Yeah, literally since Spy Kids 3. I think they...

This Thursday The View welcomes Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, who will discuss their roles in the 2024 disaster film “Twisters.” The show will also feature day 4 of book recommendations with Ladies Get Lit. Glen Powell began his career with small roles in television and films such as “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” (2003) […]

The View: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ladies Get Lit...

Max has shared a curated list of films available to stream on the service in Summer 2024. Max is home to Warner Bros. Pictures films, classics and new favorites from A24, the Studio Ghibli library, and award-winning films spanning multiple genres.

The platform is showcasing its vast film library with curated summer watch lists of blockbusters, horror, family-friendly films, and more.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Dune: Part Two, the groundbreaking sequel to Dune, is now available to stream on the platform along with recent hits like Wonka and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which also has an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film available to stream.

Viewers can also find summer favorites like Mamma Mia!, Meg 2: The Trench, A Night at the Roxbury, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Dune: Part Two

Horror fans can look to Max for their summer scares and favorite films from franchises,...

Actor Glen Powell has more than made a name for himself in Hollywood, but while it seems like he is suddenly everywhere, the actor had several roles in films before those of the past couple years that hinted at his rise to fame.

Most will know Powell from his big break as Lt. Jake ‘Hangman” in Tom Cruise’s long anticipated sequel Top Gun: Maverick, or from his latest batch of projects like the rom-com Anyone But You in which he stars alongside Sydney Sweeney, Hit Man on Netflix, or Twisters which arrives Friday.

Powell had several other previous projects that are worth the watch to see him in his early career. Notable mentions include a young Powell appearing in Spy Kids 3: Game Over, The Great Debaters, and small roles in The Dark Knight Rises and Ride Along 2. Find more Glen Powell movies below with roles big and small.

On Wednesday, 17 July 2024, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert welcomes Glen Powell and Charlamagne Tha God to the show. Glen Powell is an American actor who began his career with small roles in television and film, including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell gained wider recognition for […]

The Late Show: Glen Powell, Charlamagne Tha God...

Hell yeah! HBO and Max’s new releases for July include the two-episode debut of Harley Quinn spinoff series Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (July 18) that follows the titular villain and his girlfriend the Golden Glider as they take their relationship to the next logical step – opening a bar for supervillains together. Hilarious hijinks are bound to ensue as Gotham’s hottest new bar takes off.

Football fans will get to follow the New York Giants in this season of Hard Knocks: Offseason starting July 2. This non-scripted series will follow the team as they prepare for their highly anticipated 100th season.

Notable movie releases this month include Love Lies Bleeding (July 19), the Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart-starring feature about the love affair between a reclusive gym owner Lou (Stewart) and bodybuilder Jackie (O’Brian). Anyone wanting to rewatch the original Twister before its sequel premieres in theaters this month are in luck,...

Glen Powell is having a moment. Propelled by the box office success of "Anyone But You," and its subsequent streaming domination, the most handsome man you've ever seen is slowly taking over Hollywood. His Richard Linklater-directed Netflix film "Hitman" quickly conquered the streamer's charts when it debuted in June, and Powell will soon guide us all into the eye of the suck zone with the upcoming blockbuster legacy sequel "Twisters." Soon after, Powell will face what might be his biggest test yet in Edgar Wright's upcoming adaptation of "The Running Man." But considering the man's resilience — his first film role was in the more-than 20-year-old "Spy Kids 3" — he should be up to the challenge.

It hasn't been an easy road from "Spy Kids" to leading man, however. Take "Misconduct" for instance. You've likely never heard of this 2016 legal thriller, which is probably for the best considering the...

Can you ever forget the thrilling adventure & charming wit of the Spy Kids franchise, which whisked families away on a fantastical journey with the Cortez clan, a family with espionage in their DNA?

Though we all fondly recall Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino as the dashing spy parents (Gregorio and Ingrid), some of the franchise’s star-studded appearances might just catch you off guard upon rewatching. From Selena Gomez’s early cameo to Sylvester Stallone’s haunting villain, Spy Kids hid a treasure trove of talents in plain sight.

Sylvester Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Dimension Films

Okay, so imagine this: did you know that Oscar-winning actor George Clooney graced the Spy Kids universe with his debonair allure? Yes, he did. Well, that’s just a glimpse of what you’ll uncover as we dig into the faces you probably forgot were part of the Spy Kids’ breathtaking escapades.

Glen Powell has had quite a journey. From working as a child actor in Spy Kids 3: Game Over to his performance in the likes of Top Gun: Maverick, he has definitely come a long way. And there seems to be no end to his marauding start, as his fandom has only increased ever since he became an established name in the industry. While his ardent fans who know about his caliber might not be shocked, his meteoric rise to the top level has taken many of the others by surprise. And it looks like Margot Wood had the perfect answer to the conundrum – sparking a bout of exchanges online.

Margot Wood sparks an online war with a statement on Glen Powell benefiting from Armie Hammer’s fall

Margot Wood claims that Glen Powell’s rise is all because of Armie Hammer l Author: Gage Skidmore Credits: Wikimedia Commons

One fine Sunday morning,...

As the Internet is now learning, Glen Powell had a tiny role in 2012’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ playing a trader at the Gotham Stock exchange who ends up a victim of Bane’s (Tom Hardy) wrath. What fans of the film might not know is that Hardy actually slammed Powell’s head into the keyboard on the final take.

Speaking with IMDb, Powell recalled how things went sideways. “He’s supposed to give me a little bit of a tap on the back of the head. So, we did it a few times. We all nail it. It was great. And then this last time … he just slammed my head on the keyboard. And I remember just, like, getting kind of dazed.”

But Powell chalked it up to both actors being immersed in their roles. “I think we all just got kind of caught up in it,” he said.

According to Powell, cinematographer Wally Pfister then joked that he forgot to roll camera, prompting director Christopher Nolan to ask, “You think you can do it again just like that?”

Powell’s response? “Absolutely!”

Nolan then let him off the hook, admitting, “We’re kidding. Go see a medic.”

To celebrate the premiere of Netfix’s ‘Hit Man,’ Powell sat down with IMDb to throw the Ultimate Watch Party by choosing snacks and essentials for screening the film at home.

Watch the interview here

In addition to his Bane encounter, he talked how he and Sydney Sweeney brought realism to their romantic comedy ‘Anyone But You,’ and shared what it’s like collaborating with frequent collaborator director Richard Linklater.

Learn more about Glen Powell on IMDb, including his first credit in 'Spy Kids 3,' his "CSI: Miami" connection, and his upcoming remake of 'The Running Man.'...

Actor Glen Powell was propelled to new heights of stardom when he starred as Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick. The Tom Cruise-starrer was the highest-grossing film of 2022 and was even nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Powell’s role as an arrogant yet principled Navy pilot received positive responses from fans and critics alike.

Though Powell portrayed Hangman to perfection, that was not the first role he auditioned for. The actor reportedly first hoped to star as Rooster, the role that eventually went to Miles Teller. However, after being rejected from the role and not being impressed with Hangman on the page, Powell was convinced by Cruise to take the character.

Glen Powell Was Initially Rejected From Top Gun: Maverick Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures/Skydance/Tc Productions/New Republic Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Glen Powell began his career as a child...

At 35, Glen Powell has quickly risen to fame as one of Hollywood’s currently most desired faces. The acclaimed actor, with his acting prowess and stunning physique, quickly gained prominence following his breakout role in the comedy-horror Scream Queens and arguably one of his most passionate projects yet alongside Tom Cruise in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.

However, he already had one of his foot into the showbiz territory as far back as when he was 13 with a role in a now cult-classic franchise.

Glen Powell in a still from Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures

In the years that followed, the Anyone But You star took the screens with a blaze as his charismatic presence formed the background of every scene. Additionally, co-starring with some of the biggest names in the industry, he also gained immense expertise, built unshakable connections, and etched his name into cinema history. Yet, in all humbleness,...

Finding significant fame in the entertainment industry, Glen Powell has now become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, who recently starred alongside Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You. However, Powell was relatively unknown until landing his breakthrough role as ‘Hangman’ in Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick, which eventually paid handsomely.

Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures

However, there’s a catch to Glen Powell’s payslip following his role in the hit sequel to the 1986 classic. According to the actor, while his casting was a saving grace for his career as well as his bank balance, Powell revealed how his payment for Top Gun: Maverick took some time and nearly made him go broke in the process.

Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 Decision Caused a Major Setback for Glen Powell

Although Glen Powell has appeared in several renowned projects like Spy Kids 3: Game Over and 16 episodes of Scream Queens,...

He is 35 years old and he comes from Austin, TX. He is an actor and you’ve probably seen him in Top Gun: Maverick, but don’t remember him as he was not Tom Cruise. Since then, his career has been on an upward spiral, and he has had some very successful projects. His name is Glen Powell and the actor has finally managed to “conquer Hollywood” at the age of 35, which is also when he decided to retreat a bit and go back to his roots. Okay, he’s not quitting, and he has many plans for the future, but the Texan has decided to take a different approach to fame.

In a major interview for The Hollywood Reporter, Powell discussed his career, his internal struggles, as well as his future plans, revealing that while we won’t be seeing him, we will still be seeing him everywhere at the same time.

When Glen Powell was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin May 15, there was one obvious person to give him the honor: The director who discovered Powell, when the actor was just 14 years old, Robert Rodriguez.

Powell grew up in Austin right at the moment that it was starting to become a solid film production hub, thanks in large part to Rodriguez, the auteur behind “El Mariachi” and “From Dusk Till Dawn” and who’d founded Austin’s Troublemaker Studios. When Rodriguez was casting for “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over,” he was looking for a number of “local hires” to round out the cast.

“I remember distinctly how surprised I was [by Powell] because we’d cast a bunch of people from L.A.,” Rodriguez told IndieWire at the red carpet for the induction — which was also the Austin premiere of Netflix’s “Hit Man,” starring Powell and directed by Richard Linklater.

Glen Powell might just be a perfect man — at least, that’s how his former castmates and collaborators describe the Top Gun: Maverick actor.

Powell received lavish praise while attending his Texas Hall of Fame induction hosted by the Austin Film Society on Thursday night, an event timed to the upcoming release of the actor’s Netflix movie Hit Man, which reunites Powell and his Everybody Wants Some!! writer-director Richard Linklater.

The event at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios included speeches from Rodriguez (who first cast Powell in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over), Linklater, Tom Cruise (previously taped) and his Hit Man co-stars Adria Arjona, Retta and Sanjay Rao.

Arjona referenced the recent “summer of Glen Powell” headlines, which refer to the 35-year-old starring in Hit Man (which has a 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and then, a month later, the highly anticipated sequel Twisters.

“I want to make something really...

Featuring Sylvester Stallone in what sounds like a rare villain role, action thriller Alarum has just finished shooting. Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald also star.

The Shakespearian-sounding Alarum, an action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone, has just finished filming – and like Brad Anderson’s World-Breaker, is another mid-budget genre film looking for distribution at Cannes this week.

Directed by Michael Polish (Terror On The Prairie), Alarum appears to have cast Stallone in a rare villain role. To the best of our recollection, the only other time Sly’s played an antagonist was in Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in 2003.

Alarum’s leads are Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald, who play a pair of professional assassins who are off on a romantic break when they find themselves pursued by murderous CIA agents – the scariest of them played by Stallone.

Here’s a full synopsis, courtesy of Deadline. We...

"Anyone But You" became a surprise hit when it arrived in theaters back in December 2023. In an age where everyone is used to superhero movies and the odd horror flick doing well at the box office, surely a rom-com starring two lesser-known stars whose careers are only just starting to get going wasn't going to hit? But hit, it did. "Anyone But You" passed box office milestones, making an impressive $216 million worldwide on just a $25 million budget. Oh, and it was also based on a William Shakespeare play.

It might seem strange to think that a loose adaptation of the Bard's "Much Ado About Nothing," could be so surprisingly popular, but perhaps "Anyone But You" is ushering in a new era of cool Shakespeare adaptations, á la Leonardo DiCaprio with "Romeo + Juliet" back in the mid-'90s. Either way, the film's success certainly went a long way to...

The ultra-charming and very handsome actor Glen Powell is having quite a run right now, but my dude is far from an overnight success. His first role was as "Long-fingered Boy" in Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids 3" more than 20 years ago, and since then, he's been steadily building his way to stardom. Small roles in "The Great Debaters," "The Dark Knight Rises," and "The Expendables 3" laid the groundwork for his star-making, charisma-filled performance in 2016's "Everybody Wants Some!!" In 2018, he helped resurrect the rom-com with the one-two punch of Netflix films "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (a delightful and underrated gem) and the more popular "Set It Up" opposite Zoey Deutch, which launched him to Internet Boyfriend status. 

"Top Gun: Maverick" and "Anyone But You" have cemented him as one of the most exciting male actors of his generation -- the type of guy...

Carla Gugino recently told BuzzFeed that her beloved role in Robert Rodriguez’s 2001 family action film “Spy Kids” was “physically totally impossible.” The actor was 27 years old when she filmed the movie and played Ingrid Cortes, the mother of two spies. By Gugino’s math, the character didn’t add up.

“It is so funny because I was 27,” Gugino recounted. “It was a really beautiful kind of double-edged sword because I love that movie so much. And the whole experience was incredible, and the movies continue.”

“I love Ingrid Cortes. But it was funny because I was 10 years, at least, too young for the role because I was a spy for 10 years and then somehow had children who were like 9 and 11,” she continued with a laugh. “So it was physically totally impossible.”

Gugino starred in “Spy Kids” opposite Antonio Banderas, Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara. She said the movie had...

Expendables 4 or Expend4bles was the final nail in the coffin for the renowned Sylvester Stallone action franchise that made a name for bringing some iconic stars together on screen. The fourth and latest film in the franchise was a critical and commercial disaster. Adding more to its list of injuries, the film also gave Sylvester Stallone a Razzie for the Worst Supporting Actor.

Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables 4

With his latest Razzie for Expendables 4, Sylvester Stallone has made a record for most Razzie wins by an actor and an action icon. Even after being one of the greatest names in action and Hollywood, Stallone has been a recipient of a record 11 dishonoring Razzies in total. It does not look like any other action star would be able to break the record soon.

How did Expendables 4 lead Sylvester Stallone to his Razzie record? Jason Statham in Expend4bles

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Glen Powell is the latest heartthrob of Hollywood after his hunky avatar in Top Gun: Maverick followed by the romantic comedy Anyone But You. His s*xy charm and chemistry with Sydney Sweeney was a defining factor in the film becoming a big success at the box office.

Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick

While female audiences are swooning over Powell at the moment, few keen-eyed fans discovered the actor’s nerdy side as a young star when he appeared in 2003’s Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Seeing the huge departure in his physical appearance, netizens found it extremely hard to believe that it was Powell in the film.

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One of the most exciting movie releases of 2024 just got its first trailer. "Hit Man," the latest film by acclaimed indie director Richard Linklater (the man responsible for "School of Rock") received near-universal praise when it screened at film festivals in the fall of last year, and now audiences can finally get a taste of what the fuzz is about. Turns out, a lot of it may just be the chance to see Glen Powell dressing up in a lot of silly outfits. You know what, though? We're fully in.

"Hit Man" sees the latest collaboration between Powell and Linklater after "Everybody Wants Some!!" and "Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood," and this time they also co-wrote the script together, based on the 2001 Texas Monthly magazine article of the same name by Skip Hollandsworth (who also wrote the article that inspired Linklater's "Bernie" as well as co-writing that screenplay...

Glen Powell is only 35 years old, but he’s been around the movie business since he was 10, with his first credit coming as a 14-year-old in “Spy Kids 3D: Game Over” as Long-Fingered Boy. That means, even though he’s only been a part of Hollywood’s A-List for the past few years, he has a much longer filmography to his name — and he’s confident in naming his favorite film experience to date. No, it’s not playing Long-Fingered Boy.

“I’m just trying to make movies that I’d want to see, and I think ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ will be my favorite movie I’ve ever made in my whole life,” the actor told Vogue in a new interview. “There’s not going to be a more charmed, lovely experience. When that movie ended, I sobbed as I was shaving off my thin mustache.”

The ’80s-set comedy...

Who is Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone? Depending on your age, he's Rocky Balboa, John Rambo, Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti, Lincoln Hawk, or maybe even The Toymaker in "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over." If you're a diehard film nut, he's the third person ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for writing and acting in the same year, following Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles. If you're Italian-American, he's a golden God to whom all our fathers pray. And if you're just Ken, he's the definitive measure of American masculinity. For nearly half a century, Sylvester Stallone has been a mainstay of U.S. cinema, and his genuine rags-to-riches underdog tale is one of the most inspirational and aspirational career stories in Hollywood history.

Now, Netflix is releasing a new documentary called "Sly" that chronicles Stallone's career and provides an intimate look at the Renaissance Man behind the multi-million dollar franchises.

With Expend4bles more than likely bringing to a close the franchise Sylvester Stallone created over 13 years ago, we wanted to know what movie in the legendary actors filmography is your favorite? Does his original creation of Rocky remain your favorite all these years later or do you find some of his iconic 90’s action films more your speed? Or perhaps you a true purist and find Italian Stallion to be quintessential Stallone! If you don’t see your favorite listed, please click other and let us know what it is (and why) in the comments.

What is your Favorite Sylvester Stallone Film?Italian Stallion (1970)Death Race 2000 (1975)Rocky (1976)F.I.S.T (1978)Paradise Alley (1978)Rocky II (1979)Nighthawks (1981)Rocky III (1982)First Blood (1982)Rhinestone (1984)Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)Rocky IV (1985)Cobra (1986)Over The Top (1987)Rambo III (1988)Lock Up (1989)Tango & Cash (1989)Rocky V (1990)Oscar (1991)Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)Cliffhanger (1993)Demolition Man (1993)The Specialist...

Clockwise from top left: El Mariachi (Columbia Pictures), Desperado (Sony), Spy Kids (Lionsgate), Alita: Battle Angel (Fox), Planet Terror (Scream Factory), Sin City (Paramount)Graphic: AVClub

Hit or miss seems like the best way to describe Robert Rodriguez’s films. The indie darling-turned-hot shot action director famously raised a few...

Editor’s note: Dade Hayes and Jonathan Bing are co-authors of Open Wide: How Hollywood Box-Office Became a National Obsession. Hayes is Deadline’s Business Editor and Bing is Chief Communications Officer at Vice Media Group.

The more things change, the more the Hollywood studios stay the same. At least that’s one of the surprising lessons of Barbenheimer, Sound of Freedom, Indiana Jones 5, Mission: Impossible 7, Fast and the Furious 10, and the other big-budget summer box office bets trying to help the movie business pull off a historic comeback.

Twenty years ago, we wrote a book, Open Wide, about a battle at the multiplex on the weekend of July 4, 2003, for the hearts, minds and dollars of the American public. In some respects, nothing has changed. The showdown that July weekend two decades ago pitted pink against black, and a sparkly self-actualized blonde heroine against a grim avatar of thermonuclear war.

Carmen, Juni, and the rest of the Cortez family are back for another butt-kicking spy adventure. In April, Netflix announced that Robert Rodriguez, the original director of the 2000s action films, signed on to write and direct an upcoming "Spy Kids" reboot movie. Skydance Media optioned the film rights to Netflix with the intention of reimagining the spy thriller for a modern audience, according to Variety.

Officially titled "Spy Kids: Armageddon," the new project will be the fifth installment in the "Spy Kids" franchise, following the original 2001 "Spy Kids" and it's three sequels: "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams," "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over," and "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World." If you've ever stared off into the distance pondering the complexities of Steve Buscemi's deeply existential quote in "Spy Kids 2," or if you're still waiting on that instant Happy Meal microwave to hit the market,...

Chuck‘s Zachary Levi is back in the espionage game, alongside fellow TV vet Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, Not Dead Yet) in the new trailer for Netflix’s Spy Kids: Armageddon, which has set a Friday, Sept. 22 release date.

Written (with Racer Max) and directed by franchise vet Robert Rodriguez, Spy Kids: Armageddon stars Rodriguez and Levi as superspies Nora and Terrence Torres, while Everly Carganilla (The Afterparty Season 1) and Connor Esterson play their progeny, Patty and Tony.

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The "Avatar" movies are responsible for some stunning world-building. The franchise's best quality is how it transports you to an alien world that feels real, to the point where you might get depressed after watching. The film has landscapes you would want to visit, flora you want to touch, animals you want to run away from after they try to kill you, and cultures that feel rich in detail. Never mind that the scripts aren't the best or the most original, because the movies are not about that, they are about experiencing something you can only experience in the theater watching the film, and about the world of Pandora.

A big part of why Pandora feels so lived-in is the VFX artistry involved, from the environments and the mind-blowing water simulations of "The Way of Water," to the varied creatures that inhabit the world, and the performance capture that bring the Na'vi to life.

For Hallmark's A Paris Proposal, Alexa PenaVega returned to the city of lights to film for the first time since she starred in Spy Kids 3.

The movie isn't filmed in its entirety in Paris, but just enough to lend it the authentic flavor necessary to bring it to life.

Alexa stars as Anna, an advertising executive who travels to Paris with her coworker Sebastian (Nicholas Bishop) to land an important account.

When the client, who owns the famed Durant Diamonds, mistakenly believes they are a happy couple, Anna and Sebastian believe they have no choice but to go along with it to make the deal.

Alexa was thrilled to return to Paris. "It's amazing. Paris is such a special place. The last time I was there, I was so much younger, and I didn't really get to appreciate it the way you do when you go back as an adult.

Plot: On October 28th at 8 pm Et / 5 pm Pt, join Jonah and the bots for the premiere of The Mask 3D, a 1961 horror film about a cursed skull mask, and the first time the crew of the Satellite of Love will be subjected to a 3D movie! Filmed in iconic anaglyph 3D, the episode will be viewable with any pair of red and blue 3D glasses. A non-3D version of the episode will also be available.

Review: Anyone familiar with the history of Mystery Science Theater 3000 will know that the holidays of Christmas and Thanksgiving have been regularly celebrated by the movie mocking crew of the Satellite of Love in their past 12 seasons over the past 33 years on Comedy Central, The Sci-Fi Channel and Netflix. But with the show’s 13th season now airing all this year long on the show’s crowdfunded indie streaming platform The Gizmoplex, Jonah...

It’s not just the Cortez family who are international spies.

Over two decades since the original 2001 film’s release, “Spy Kids” is set to be reimagined by Netflix in partnership with Skydance and Spyglass. Creator Robert Rodriguez returns to write, direct, and produce the film. Cast and production details have not yet been set.

The “Spy Kids” reboot will “introduce the world to a new family of spies,” per an official press release. This will mark Rodriguez’s second family film with Netflix, following the success of 2020’s “We Can Be Heroes.”

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, which will oversee development and production. Elizabeth Avellan and Racer Max will also produce. Spyglass owns the Spy Kids franchise. Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce.

Rodriguez launched “Spy Kids” with the original film in 2001, followed by “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams...

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who created the film series and directed all past installments.

The next film in the franchise, introducing the world to a new family of spies, will also be written and directed by Rodriguez. It will mark his second family film for Netflix, on the heels of the 2020 actioner We Can Be Heroes. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, which is overseeing development and production, with Elizabeth Avellan and Racer Max also producing. Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce for Spyglass, which owns the Spy Kids franchise.

Rodriguez’s original Spy Kids film, centered on kids saving their spy parents from an evil, high-tech enemy, was released 21 years ago today, with sequels Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams...

Spy Kids creator Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Skydance Media and Spyglass Media Group to relaunch the family movie franchise.

Skydance Media optioned the rights to reboot the Spy Kids property with IP owner Spyglass Media Group and Rodriguez, who will write and direct the next movie in the franchise.

Spyglass owns and controls the Spy Kids franchise. Skydance will serve as the lead studio and oversee development and production.

And Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce.

Rodriguez launched Spy Kids with the original film in 2001, followed by Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams in 2002, Spy Kids 3-D: ...

Spy Kids creator Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Skydance Media and Spyglass Media Group to relaunch the family movie franchise.

Skydance Media optioned the rights to reboot the Spy Kids property with IP owner Spyglass Media Group and Rodriguez, who will write and direct the next movie in the franchise.

Spyglass owns and controls the Spy Kids franchise. Skydance will serve as the lead studio and oversee development and production.

And Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce.

Rodriguez launched Spy Kids with the original film in 2001, followed by Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams in 2002, Spy Kids 3-D: ...

Sylvester Stallone is no stranger to churning out sequels having played Rocky Balboa eight times as well as headlining six Rambo movies and three Expendables, and that’s without even mentioning his appearances in follow-ups to franchises he wasn’t originally involved in like Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

One of his lesser-known endeavors though is the Escape Plan series, with a lot of people probably unaware that the 2013 original would go on to spawn two direct-to-video sequels. Despite the action icon admitting that 2018’s second installment Hades was the worst movie he’s ever been a part of, which is a damning indictment from someone with 34 Razzie nominations under their belt, he still went ahead and made third entry The Extractors the very next year.

Though the entire selling point of the movie was the first major collaboration between Sylvester Stallone and...

Amazon Prime’s new releases in June 2020 is fairly lacking in original material. That’s to be expected for a streaming service that focuses on quality over quantity to begin with now going through a pandemic content crunch.

Standup special Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava, Joseph Gordon-Levitt film 7500, and Pete the Cat season 2 are the only originals arriving this month. And that’s fine as Amazon is about to be home to one of 2019’s most fun films. That’s right – Knives Out makes its debut on June 12. It might be awhile before we get to see the next Benoit Blanc mystery so hopefully this will tide us over.

June 1 also sees the arrival of Dirty Dancing, Kingpin, and the tragically underrated Sex Drive. It’s not the most impressive month Amazon has ever had, but at least you still get free shipping.

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