Glen Powell spent 6 hours watching a Tom Cruise video ‘Breaking Down Everything He Learned About Filmmaking’, which helped open the door to his success. Glen Powell told some of his best stories about Tom Cruise as part of a cover interview with GQ UK magazine. The two actors became close friends during the production of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.
Powell recalled telling his A-list co-star, “I told Tom what I do and what I do well, and he listened. Tom is a good listener. He listens to the crew, he listens to his collaborators, and he listens to everyone.”
A memorable moment came when Cruise sent Powell to a Los Angeles movie theater to show him a ‘film studio’ video Cruise had made for his friends.
“Powell expected to be in a crowd – but no, he was alone, in an empty theater. For six hours,” GQ UK reported. “Watching Tom Cruise talk directly to the camera, breaking down everything he’s learned about filmmaking over the years. According to Powell, Cruise had no intention of making it public.”
“He said, ‘This is just for my friends,’” Powell said. Cruise also gave Powell some important career advice, telling the young star that for a film to be a global hit, it had to “convey universal emotions” and “hit an anxieties that everyone can relate to.”
Powell eventually became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men. He found box office success last year with Sony’s romantic comedy “Anyone but You” and starred in the blockbuster “Twisters.””