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Glen Powell linked with Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot

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Glen Powell broke out in the blockbuster legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick, has already used his considerable movie-star charm to resurrect the Twister franchise, and is currently deep in production on Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man. Now the rights holders for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are hoping to get him onboard for their […]

Glen Powell is an undercover quarterback in the teaser for comedy series Chad Powers

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Hulu has released the first look at their Glen Powell-headlined half-hour comedy series Chad Powers, which stars the Hit Man and Twisters actor as a disgraced hotshot quarterback who goes undercover in order to save his career. Co-created and written by Powell and Michael Waldron (Loki), Chad Powers also stars Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin […]

Josh Brolin in talks to join Edgar Wright’s The Running Man

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Glen Powell has found someone to face off with in his Edgar Wright-directed The Running Man remake. While not confirmed yet, reports have Josh Brolin in final negotiations to land the villain role; little is known about the part, but he’ll likely play the antagonist behind the violent reality show at the center of the […]

Jenna Ortega to join Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams’ secret movie

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In today’s edition of Glenn Powell-related casting news it has been been revealed that Jenna Ortega (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) is being lined-up as his co-star in J.J. Abrams secretive comeback movie.  According to Deadline Ortega is in final talks to star in the untitled Warner Bros. movie, which will be J.J. Abrams first film since 2019’s […]

Sydney Sweeney to join Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man?

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With Edgar Wright confirmed to direct The Running Man with Glen Powell in the lead, it seems the long-gestating Stephen King adaptation is now about to see Powell’s Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney boarding the project for a reunion between the two fast-rising stars. According to a report by DanielRPK, Euphoria and Madame Web […]

Video Review – Twisters blends indie and blockbuster filmmaking

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EJ Moreno with a review of Twisters… Lee Isaac Chung blew us all away with his film Minari, entering the award season that year with great gusto. Now, the filmmaker is back with Twisters and knows how to pack a punch. With the charismatic Glenn Powell and the grounded work of Daisy Edgar-Jones, we see a […]

Twisters spins towards impressive $123 million at the worldwide box-office

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Twisters was expected to kick up at storm at the worldwide box-office this weekend, but nobody expected the 30-years in the making sequel to blow away expectations to the tune of $123 million.  Going into the weekend the Lee Isaac Chung-directed disaster movie was set to whip up around $50 million at the North American […]

Movie Review – Twisters (2024)

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Twisters, 2024. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani, David Corenswet, Tunde Adebimpe, Katy O’Brian, David Born, Paul Scheer, Laura Poe, Austin Bullock, Stephen Oyoung, Alex Kingi, Chris Adrien, Capri O’Neill, James Paxton, Lily Smith, and […]

Disaster sequel Twisters gets a final trailer

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With less than two weeks to go until Twisters blows into cinemas, Universal Pictures has shared another trailer for the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster sequel Twister.  Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film sees retired tornado-chaser Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) persuaded by here friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) to return to the field and join forces […]