TWISTERS Star Glen Powell Reveals Whether He's Ever Been Contacted By Marvel Studios Or DC Studios

TWISTERS Star Glen Powell Reveals Whether He's Ever Been Contacted By Marvel Studios Or DC Studios

Twisters star Glen Powell has revealed whether he's ever been approached by Marvel Studios or DC Studios and shares high praise for them both, suggesting he's open to the idea of playing a superhero...

By JoshWilding - Aug 16, 2024 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios
Source: The Playlist

Glen Powell's star is on the rise. After wowing moviegoers with Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone But You, the actor recently did the same with Hit Man and Twisters. Surely a superhero role is next?

While not every actor in Hollywood is eager to join a major Marvel or DC franchise, Powell tells The Playlist that he's a fan of both worlds. The actor admittedly stopped short of revealing whether he'd suit up as a hero or villain, but it at least seems he's open to the idea. 

"You know, I've never gotten a call from DC or Marvel," Powell stated, confirming he's yet to be approached for a comic book movie role, "but I'm a fan of everything they do."

"I just saw Deadpool & Wolverine. I freaking had a blast. I think what Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds did with that is extraordinary and just such a fun flavor for audiences. And I cheer for them, and I love what [they do.]"

"I think James Gunn, Peter Safran, and what they're doing at DC - I think it's going to be really, really good for that business," he added. "So, it's like, yeah, I cheer them all on. I'm a big fan of the movies."

Back in May, Powell confirmed he wasn't among the actors who tried out for the DCU's new Man of Steel. "But I was on the set of Twisters with [newly-anointed Clark Kent] David Corenswet when he got the call," he noted. "He’s a hustler and he deserves it."

"I was always a Batman guy. I would have a wild take on Batman. It definitely would not be like a Matt Reeves tone - it’d probably be closer to Keaton."

With Robert Pattinson expected to continue playing Batman, it would be no bad thing for the DCU's Caped Crusader to be vastly different (he'll also be a father to Damian Wayne, a.k.a. Robin). For now, Powell's main claim to DC fame is the fact that "I get my head smashed in by Bane in The Dark Knight Rises."

At the time, we also learned that he "screwed up" his audition to play the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain America...and then came close to taking on the lead role in 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story"I can joke about it now," he recalls, "[but] I blew that final audition."

Only time will tell whether a superhero role ever comes Powell's way. Batman remains the most popular suggestion among fans and that's a major DCU role Gunn and Safran have yet to cast. It's a huge commitment, though, and at this stage in his career, that might be too big of an ask for Powell.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 8/16/2024, 4:32 PM
For God's sake, make this man Hal Jordan!

Or Batman. I'd be happy with him as Batman.
Super12
Super12 - 8/16/2024, 5:04 PM
@HistoryofMatt - Hal Jordan or Barry Allen. Mayyybe Arthur Curry but the other two are solid picks for him.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 8/16/2024, 5:21 PM
@HistoryofMatt - I second him as Batman. But really, I could see him playing numerous characters.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/16/2024, 5:50 PM
@Super12 - he could be anyone non blonde supergirl , non white hawkgirl , black kang , gender swap with taskmaster and ghost , valkery black , way hollywood pick he could be anyone we least expect that has happened few times
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 8/16/2024, 6:04 PM
@HistoryofMatt - I'd pivot and cast him as Indiana Jones. I think he could resurrect that franchise.
Mrtoke
Mrtoke - 8/16/2024, 9:23 PM
@HistoryofMatt - I would rather have him in a role where the character hasn't been brought to screen yet. One not too popular with the audiences.. RDJ as Tony Stark, Pratt as Peter Quill, John Cena as Peacemaker., and Anthony Starr as Homelander. All characters most didn't care about until their onscreen debut.

Watch him become Midnighter or Apollo. As for Marvel, I can only see him as Rick Jones or a variant of another character since they've all been onscreen. The Rick Jones one will relegate him back to how he was in Maverick and he's passed that.

Him as Batman is like Val Kilmer as Batman. Doesn't fit imo. Bruce Wayne is a fake person but Glen Powell is too "pretty" to be him.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 8/16/2024, 10:09 PM
@BobGarlen - Eh, best leave that alone. It belongs to Harrison Ford. Let’s just leave it at that.
Demigods
Demigods - 8/17/2024, 5:47 AM
@HistoryofMatt - he's a perfect booster gold
jerryblake
jerryblake - 8/16/2024, 4:36 PM
I'm pretty sure his picture is already hanging on Marvel or DC office wall.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/16/2024, 4:36 PM
Since it seems likely that Kumail is going to be booster and Hal Jordan will be in his 40s-50s,don't know who else is left for him. Maybe the other space cop Richard rider?
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 4:38 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Cyclops

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He could make a good Richard Rider Nova too
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/16/2024, 4:46 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Could be some poetry with the next big leading man becomes the next big lead of the MCU during the Mutant saga. I'm just ready after how assassinated he was at Fox.
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 4:47 PM
@MCUKnight11 - yeah

Dude was underutilized and when they did focus on him , it was usually a jealous rival to Logan and part of the love triangle which is the least interesting part imo.

It’s unfortunate because Marsden was a good choice.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 8/16/2024, 10:09 PM
@MCUKnight11 - he would RULE as Cyclops.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/16/2024, 4:42 PM
Twisters was another Great movie this Summer another 5 Stars / 5 Stars for me :)

bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/16/2024, 4:43 PM
He's literally Cyclops, just like Austin Butler is Gambit. I hate fan castings but these are necessities! Idk who Chalamet could play, maybe Pietro
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 8/16/2024, 4:46 PM
@bobevanz - He could be a great cyclops!
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/16/2024, 4:48 PM
@bobevanz - I try not to get invested in fancasts but those 2 are my exceptions. I'm on my knees begging for those 2 to come to fruition.
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Deckacards
Deckacards - 8/16/2024, 4:52 PM
@bobevanz - Cyclops was absolutely the first name that popped in my head even before I clicked the headline for this story.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 8/16/2024, 5:08 PM
@bobevanz - Chalamet was born to play Nightcrawler
thewanderer
thewanderer - 8/16/2024, 5:28 PM
@Deckacards - I’ve been pushing him for Cyclops for awhile
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 4:46 PM
He would be the perfect Hal Jordan but if they are going for someone in their 40’s like rumored then he’s obviously young for it and Kumail might likely be Booster Gold (which I think he could pull off well) then I have only 2 other picks tbh…

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However if we include Wilstorm characters in this then he could be a good Grifter too.

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I can’t really see him as Batman tbh.
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2024, 5:03 PM
@TheVisionary25 - oh damn didn't think of Green Arrow, that'd actually work well too, in the comment I just posted I mentioned I can't really see him as Batman because he seems too charismatic and it'd be a shame to hide that swagger behind a more stoic role, but Green Arrow is kinda the best of both worlds because he's kinda just a more fun, swashbuckling alternative to Batman anyway!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 5:10 PM
@AC1 - thanks

Yeah , I know he had said his take might be similar to Keaton’s but even then I can’t entirely see it.

Brandon Sklenar is my pick for DCU Batman

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thewanderer
thewanderer - 8/16/2024, 5:28 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Cyclops all the way
TheyDont
TheyDont - 8/16/2024, 4:56 PM
His face is revolting.
TheRogue
TheRogue - 8/16/2024, 5:11 PM
@TheyDont - Straighest man ever
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2024, 5:01 PM
Can't really see him as Batman but there are a bunch of characters I could definitely see him play. He seems to have a decent amount of swagger and charisma so it'd be a shame to see him bury that in a more brooding, stoic role like Batman.

Off the top of my head: my top pick for DC would probably be Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), but I could also see him as Booster Gold or maybe as The Flash (Barry Allen); over at Marvel maybe Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), maybe Gambit, maybe Nova, but I think my top choice would be Cyclops!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 5:07 PM
@AC1 - Austin Butlers my Gambit but Johnny Blaze is maybe not a bad shout tbh even though my pick is Gosling for that.

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HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 8/16/2024, 5:36 PM
@AC1 - With the Batman movie taking inspiration from Morrison's run on Batman & Robin, even though that was Dick Grayson and not Bruce Wayne behind the cowl (though how awesome would it be to get like, 30 minutes into the movie only to find out that it IS Dick Grayson as Batman and the primary story of the movie is trying to figure out what happened to Bruce Wayne?), I expect this Batman to be a little less brood-y. He'd be great.
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2024, 5:53 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Austin Butler seems like a good fit for Gambit tbf but if they cast Glen Powell I wouldn't be mad, similar situation with Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider he's pretty much my top pick as well but wouldn't be mad if they went with Powell instead
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2024, 5:59 PM
@HistoryofMatt - honestly that's kinda why I'm a bit iffy about James Gunn's plans for Batman, I know Bruce Wayne isn't ALWAYS dark and brooding but most modern interpretations have depicted him that way and I think that's kinda needed in a shared universe to help set him apart from other characters like Superman, GL, GA, etc. so taking a comic run that focused on Dick Grayson as a more optimistic and light-hearted Batman and using that as a jumping off point seems like a weird choice because it's either making Bruce a more light-hearted character who'd then be less unique compared to other heroes in the new DCU, or it's skipping Bruce entirely and starting off with Dick as Batman and that just seems like a weird way to establish the character in a new shared universe.

So yeah I think Glenn Powell would play a more light-hearted, charismatic Batman pretty well, but I don't think that's who Batman is anymore and making him that would take away one of the most unique things about the character.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/16/2024, 7:19 PM
@AC1 - I don’t think they will Bruce (who is confirmed to atleast be the Batman in that since Gunn called it a father & son story with Damian) will be lighthearted especially since I think he said we might see some other Bat Family members in there too so you need a contrast there between Bruce and Dick

I think this just gives them the opportunity to do something in live action they haven’t done which is show Bruce as a dad and how someone like him deals with that which could be interesting
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2024, 7:56 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I hope so!
HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 8/16/2024, 8:42 PM
@AC1 - I'm good with it. Look, like Bat-Mite as voiced by the great Paul Reubens said in the last episode of Batman: The Brave and The Bold, there's been dozens of different interpretations of Batman, and whatever version you like best is the one you like best. Snyder loved the crazy Frank Miller version. So did Tim Burton. That's been done to death. Joel Schumacher loved the Silver Age, Adam West, campy version with zany villains and a Batsuit for any occasion, where Batman ALWAYS had a way to foil a villain inside his utility belt. Nolan and Reeves love a grounded, Earth-1, realistic kind of Batman who could exist in the real world.

While I'm not a fan of campy Batman, I don't mind a Batman who isn't constantly brooding. Like with Snyder's Batman, this version has been operating for awhile. He's had at least one Robin in Dick Grayson. Maybe he's had Jason Todd and Tim Drake, too, before Damien. Who knows? We'll find out. I think Glenn Powell has the range to do any version of Batman justice. However, if Reeves has the gritty, realistic Batman, l'd be more than fine with a more comic book-y Batman.
Thing94
Thing94 - 8/16/2024, 5:13 PM
Soooooo he auditioned to play Captain America but never got a call from Marvel....what am I missing here? Lol
TheRogue
TheRogue - 8/16/2024, 5:21 PM
@Thing94 - He approached them, never got a call back.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 8/16/2024, 5:27 PM
Scott Summers please
gulducati
gulducati - 8/16/2024, 5:44 PM
He feel so blessed he blew that Solo audition lol.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 8/16/2024, 5:52 PM
Oh damn, MORE REVEALS!!!!!
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