It has to do with “Hit Man,” a comedy Powell co-wrote with the director Richard Linklater that casts him as a hapless teacher who must pose as an assassin for hire.
I first saw it at the Venice Film Festival in September, where it proved so crowd-pleasing that the audience broke into applause midway through the movie.
A week later at the Toronto International Film Festival, the response was also through the roof.
But for months, Powell had only heard about all that secondhand.
Since the Screen Actors Guild strike was still going strong during the fall tests, Powell wasn’t able to attend a premiere of “Hit Man” until it played Monday night at the Sundance Film Festival.
Persons:
Glen Powell doesn’t, ”, Powell, Richard Linklater, Powell wasn’t
Organizations:
Venice Film, Toronto, Actors, Sundance Film
Locations:
Venice