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Powell next worked as a voice actor in the animated film ''[[Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood]]'', which premiered in March 2022 in his second collaboration with Linklater.[{{Cite web |last=Suglia |first=Casey |date=2022-04-02 |title=The Cast of 'Apollo 10 1/2' Might Seem Familiar |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/apollo-10-12-cast |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}] He then played naval officer [[Thomas J. Hudner Jr.|Tom Hudner]] in the biographical war film, ''[[Devotion (2022 film)|Devotion]]''. The film, which Powell executive produced, received positive reviews when released in November 2022, but it was a [[box-office bomb]].[{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=2022-11-28 |title=Strange World, The Fabelmans And Devotion All Bombed Big Time At The Box Office |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128184910/https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |url-status=live }}] |
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Powell next worked as a voice actor in the animated film ''[[Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood]]'', which premiered in March 2022 in his second collaboration with Linklater.[{{Cite web |last=Suglia |first=Casey |date=2022-04-02 |title=The Cast of 'Apollo 10 1/2' Might Seem Familiar |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/apollo-10-12-cast |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}] He then played naval officer [[Thomas J. Hudner Jr.|Tom Hudner]] in the biographical war film, ''[[Devotion (2022 film)|Devotion]]''. The film, which Powell executive produced, received positive reviews when released in November 2022, but it was a [[box-office bomb]].[{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=2022-11-28 |title=Strange World, The Fabelmans And Devotion All Bombed Big Time At The Box Office |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128184910/https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |url-status=live }}] |
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In 2023, he co-starred opposite [[Sydney Sweeney]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Anyone but You]],'' which emerged as a [[sleeper hit]], grossing $220 million worldwide.[{{Cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Buckley |first2=Thomas |title=Sony Lands Surprise Box Office Hit With 'Anyone But You' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bloomberg |date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110152153/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-status=live }}] Around its release in December 2023, the film generated buzz because of speculation about a potential off-screen romance between Powell and Sweeney, although the two stars later admitted that the appearance of a real-life relationship was part of a marketing strategy.[{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=2024-04-24 |title=Glen Powell Admits He and Sydney Sweeney Leaned Into Romance Rumors to Market Anyone But You: 'It Worked' |url=https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524021407/https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |url-status=live }}] Powell remarked to ''[[The New York Times]]'': "That's people wanting what's on the screen off the screen and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit".[{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=2024-04-23 |title=Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How 'Anyone but You' Beat the Rom-Com Odds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523075345/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |url-status=live }}] He later indicated that the press tour was designed as "its own sense of entertainment".[[stardom]] with [[Scott Mendelson]] writing: "It's a lower-budgeted, adult-skewing rom-com that relishes – rather than represses their star charisma and sex appeal ... It's a star vehicle harkening back to when thespians, not IP or marquee characters, were franchises."[[https://scottmendelson.substack.com/p/anyone-but-you-offers-the-solution 'Anyone But You' Offers The Solution For Hollywood's Movie Star Problem]] In the immediate aftermath, Powell was offered and signed on for a slew of star-vehicles including ''Chad Powers,'' ''The Running Man,'' ''How To Make A Killing,'' ''The Great Beyond,'' and ''The Comeback King;'' while also turning down projects like ''[[Jurassic World: Rebirth]]'' with Powell reasoning: "I'm not doing that movie because I read the script and I immediately was like, my presence in this movie doesn't help it ... It's about choosing where you're going to make an audience happy and where you're going to make yourself happy."[{{Cite magazine |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Glen Powell Finally Conquered Hollywood. So Why Is He Leaving? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524152630/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}] |
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In 2023, he co-starred opposite [[Sydney Sweeney]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Anyone but You]],'' which emerged as a [[sleeper hit]], grossing $220 million worldwide.[{{Cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Buckley |first2=Thomas |title=Sony Lands Surprise Box Office Hit With 'Anyone But You' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bloomberg |date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110152153/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-status=live }}] Around its release in December 2023, the film generated buzz because of speculation about a potential off-screen romance between Powell and Sweeney, although the two stars later admitted that the appearance of a real-life relationship was part of a marketing strategy.[{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=2024-04-24 |title=Glen Powell Admits He and Sydney Sweeney Leaned Into Romance Rumors to Market Anyone But You: 'It Worked' |url=https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524021407/https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |url-status=live }}] Powell remarked to ''[[The New York Times]]'': "That's people wanting what's on the screen off the screen and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit".[{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=2024-04-23 |title=Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How 'Anyone but You' Beat the Rom-Com Odds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523075345/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |url-status=live }}] He later indicated that the press tour was designed as "its own sense of entertainment".[[https://scottmendelson.substack.com/p/anyone-but-you-offers-the-solution 'Anyone But You' Offers The Solution For Hollywood's Movie Star Problem]] In the immediate aftermath, Powell was offered and signed on for a slew of star-vehicles including ''Chad Powers,'' ''The Running Man,'' ''How To Make A Killing,'' ''The Great Beyond,'' and ''The Comeback King;'' while also turning down projects like ''[[Jurassic World: Rebirth]]'' with Powell reasoning: "I'm not doing that movie because I read the script and I immediately was like, my presence in this movie doesn't help it ... It's about choosing where you're going to make an audience happy and where you're going to make yourself happy."[{{Cite magazine |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Glen Powell Finally Conquered Hollywood. So Why Is He Leaving? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524152630/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}] |
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In 2024, Powell produced and co-wrote the script of the romantic black comedy ''[[Hit Man (2023 film)|Hit Man]]'' with director [[Richard Linklater]].[{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=We Are |date=2024-05-16 |title=Big night for Austin's own Glen Powell with "Hitman" premiere and Texas Film Hall of Fame |url=https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=KEYE |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155751/https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=2024-06-02 |title=Why Glen Powell Chose Hit Man as His Writing Debut |url=https://movieweb.com/glen-powell-hit-man-writing-debut-explained/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}] Several critics praised Powell's performance in it as an undercover police contractor posing as a hitman. Alissa Wilkinson of ''The New York Times'' called it a "genuine star-clinching turn" for Powell,[{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=2024-05-23 |title='Hit Man' Review: It's a Hit, Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155750/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |url-status=live }}] while Sophie Butcher of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' wrote that he "announces himself as a movie star and a filmmaking force to be reckoned with".[{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Sophie |date=2024-05-22 |title=Hit Man Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155745/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |url-status=live }}] After premiering at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival|2023 Venice International Film Festival]], ''Hit Man'' was released on Netflix in June 2024.[{{Cite magazine |last=Rich |first=Katey |date=2024-01-22 |title=Glen Powell's Hit Man Gets a Release Date — And, Hallelujah, It's Going to Theaters |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420000217/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |url-status=live }}][{{Cite magazine |last=Richardson |first=Kalia |date=2024-04-18 |title=Glen Powell Becomes a Master of Disguise in Latest 'Hit Man' Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430212806/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |url-status=live }}] His performance in ''Hit Man'' earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]].[{{Cite magazine |date=December 9, 2024 |title=2025 Golden Globes nominations revealed: See the full list of nominees |url=https://ew.com/2025-golden-globes-nominations-full-list-8756192 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}] In the following month, he starred in the disaster film ''[[Twisters (film)|Twisters]]'', a standalone sequel to the 1996 film ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'', playing a YouTube [[storm chasing|storm chaser]].[{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=2024-05-01 |title=Everything to Know About the Twisters Cast: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones & More |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524024821/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |url-status=live }}] [[IndieWire]]'s [[David Ehrlich]] commended him for "churning pure charisma" in his part.[{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=2024-07-10 |title=''Twisters'' Review: Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Deliver Classic Amblin Thrills in One of the Most Satisfying Movies of the Summer |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/twisters-review-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones-1235024257/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}] The film was a critical and box office success.[[https://collider.com/glen-powell-twisters-streaming-success-may/ Glen Powell's 2024 Legacy Sequel Storms Its Way to More Streaming Success]][[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/twisters-whips-up-record-box-office-opening-1235953762/ Box Office: 'Twisters' Whips Up Huge Storm With Record $80.5M Domestic Opening]] |
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In 2024, Powell produced and co-wrote the script of the romantic black comedy ''[[Hit Man (2023 film)|Hit Man]]'' with director [[Richard Linklater]].[{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=We Are |date=2024-05-16 |title=Big night for Austin's own Glen Powell with "Hitman" premiere and Texas Film Hall of Fame |url=https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=KEYE |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155751/https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=2024-06-02 |title=Why Glen Powell Chose Hit Man as His Writing Debut |url=https://movieweb.com/glen-powell-hit-man-writing-debut-explained/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}] Several critics praised Powell's performance in it as an undercover police contractor posing as a hitman. Alissa Wilkinson of ''The New York Times'' called it a "genuine star-clinching turn" for Powell,[{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=2024-05-23 |title='Hit Man' Review: It's a Hit, Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155750/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |url-status=live }}] while Sophie Butcher of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' wrote that he "announces himself as a movie star and a filmmaking force to be reckoned with".[{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Sophie |date=2024-05-22 |title=Hit Man Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155745/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |url-status=live }}] After premiering at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival|2023 Venice International Film Festival]], ''Hit Man'' was released on Netflix in June 2024.[{{Cite magazine |last=Rich |first=Katey |date=2024-01-22 |title=Glen Powell's Hit Man Gets a Release Date — And, Hallelujah, It's Going to Theaters |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420000217/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |url-status=live }}][{{Cite magazine |last=Richardson |first=Kalia |date=2024-04-18 |title=Glen Powell Becomes a Master of Disguise in Latest 'Hit Man' Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430212806/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |url-status=live }}] His performance in ''Hit Man'' earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]].[{{Cite magazine |date=December 9, 2024 |title=2025 Golden Globes nominations revealed: See the full list of nominees |url=https://ew.com/2025-golden-globes-nominations-full-list-8756192 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}] In the following month, he starred in the disaster film ''[[Twisters (film)|Twisters]]'', a standalone sequel to the 1996 film ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'', playing a YouTube [[storm chasing|storm chaser]].[{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=2024-05-01 |title=Everything to Know About the Twisters Cast: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones & More |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524024821/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |url-status=live }}] [[IndieWire]]'s [[David Ehrlich]] commended him for "churning pure charisma" in his part.[{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=2024-07-10 |title=''Twisters'' Review: Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Deliver Classic Amblin Thrills in One of the Most Satisfying Movies of the Summer |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/twisters-review-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones-1235024257/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}] The film was a critical and box office success.[[https://collider.com/glen-powell-twisters-streaming-success-may/ Glen Powell's 2024 Legacy Sequel Storms Its Way to More Streaming Success]][[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/twisters-whips-up-record-box-office-opening-1235953762/ Box Office: 'Twisters' Whips Up Huge Storm With Record $80.5M Domestic Opening]] |
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