The Glen Powell enterprise is booming in Hollywood, and if “Twisters” does effectively in theaters this weekend, count on the actor’s ascension to superstardom to occur much more swiftly than it already is. “Twisters” is Powell’s final massive launch of 2024, however he has Ari Aster‘s “Huntington“ and Edgar Wright‘s “The Running Man” remake on the best way, too. And, in accordance with Imagine Entertainment co-found Brian Grazer, one other remake could also be within the playing cards for Powell, too.
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Empire stories that Grazer all however confirmed Powell will star in a remake of Ron Howard‘s 1991 firefighting film “Backdraft” in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview, on YouTube now. Check out ~1:20-2:20 in the video linked below to hear Grazer talk about the project twice. Granted, Grazer didn’t go into nice element in regards to the remake, but when he’s plugging it on CNBC, it’s very a lot a certain factor. So keep tuned for an official plug for “Backdraft” within the coming months.
Of course, when “Backdraft” comes out is one thing else fully. Powell already shot “Huntington” with Aster, with A24 eying an early-mid 2025 launch for that image, so no worries about that undertaking. And IndieWire stories that “The Running Man” will begin taking pictures later this 12 months, which takes up an excellent chunk of Powell’s remaining 2024 calendar. But different future tasks loom on the actor’s horizon, too: a “Heaven Can Wait” remake, and presumably J.J. Abrams‘ subsequent thriller movie. So if a brand new “Backdraft” is actual, Imagine might need to get the ball rolling on it ASAP earlier than Powell turns into too sizzling a commodity.
For what it’s price, Ron Howard broached the thought of a “Backdraft” remake to EW final 12 months. “”Backdraft” could be actually good [to adapt],” he informed the outlet, albeit in reference to an concept to remake the movie as a TV sequence. “You could get the scope and the intensity that we had to do all in-camera — now we could do it efficiently and safely.” Howard additionally informed EW in the identical interview that Grazer spoke a couple of “Backdraft” remake “from time to time,” which validates Grazer’s feedback much more. Still, let’s look ahead to an official announcement earlier than marking this as one other Glen Powell automobile.
Check out the CNBC interview with Brian Grazer under.