Glen Powell has no time for individuals who try to pit him towards fellow actor Ryan Gosling.
On Tuesday, Powell issued a playful however agency response to a Wrap report that cited an unnamed Hollywood producer who known as him “most definitely an up-and-coming movie star.”
The praise, nonetheless, included a dig at Gosling, with the producer additionally noting: “unlike an actor like Ryan Gosling whose appeal is mostly limited to female audiences, Glen appeals to both females and male.”
Powell’s response included a wink at Gosling’s Oscar-nominated portrayal of Ken within the 2023 blockbuster “Barbie” ― which, by the way, raked in additional than $1.4 billion on the worldwide field workplace and gained raves from critics throughout the globe.
“Gosling is a legend. I’m just Glen,” he wrote on X, previously Twitter.
As of Wednesday morning, Powell’s put up had acquired greater than 358,000 likes and drawn a plethora of feedback from followers, most of them optimistic.
“I have a man crush on both Glen and Ryan so I’m not sure who wrote this article but they’re wrong,” one particular person wrote. “We love both of them. And they should be in a buddy cop movie together.”
Added one other: “Two great people can coexist. Commendable standing up for Ryan.”
Gosling comparisons apart, there’s no query that Powell has risen to the highest of Hollywood’s A-list previously yr following a trio of acclaimed performances in “Anyone but You,” “Hit Man” and, most not too long ago, this summer season’s blockbuster “Twisters.”
Some critics have deemed him an inheritor obvious of Tom Cruise, with whom he co-starred in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”
“You’ve got Glen Powell and [Timothée] Chalamet ushering in a new talent base of bankable stars,” analyst Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations instructed Selection in March. “That’s wonderful for audiences, but even more so, a massive relief for the industry, which has been relying on aging talent for far too long.”
Powell not too long ago accomplished filming on “Huntington,” a thriller co-starring Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley. He’s additionally slated to star in forthcoming Hulu collection “Chad Powers,” in addition to a brand new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel “The Running Man.”
