Glen Powell Set to Star in Amazon MGM Studios' Untitled Firefighter Movie From Director Ron Howard — GeekTyrant
Glen Powell ( Top Gun: Maverick , Twisters ) has signed on to star in the upcoming yet-to-be-titled Amazon MGM Studios movie that will be directed by Ron Howard. The director will tell a new firefighter story over thirty years after his film Backdraft (1991) became a classic.
The story is based on a pitch from Christina Hodson, whose script follows disparate childhood friends, now elite firefighters, who must rekindle their fractured relationship when a series of deadly fires sweep across Texas. Hodson will also produce the film.
Powell received a Golden Globe nom in Best Actor Musical/Comedy for the Netflix comedy Hit Man . He will next star in the highly anticipated series Chad Powers , which he also co-created and co-wrote, and will soon star in Edgar Wright's The Running Man for Paramount Pictures, which is slated to be released on Nov. 7.
The Top Gun: Maverick star also recently wrapped production on the revenge thriller Huntington , and is currently in production in JJ Abrams' upcoming film for Warner Bros.
via: Deadline
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