Why Glen Powell Thanked Chris Pratt for His Career Even Though They’ve Never Worked Together

Glen Powell thanked Chris Pratt for his successful career...even though they’ve never worked together. Why?

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If Glenn Powell was asked to thank another actor for
an assist in launching him to the A list, chances
are he'd rattle off his mentor Tom Cruz First, who
played a big part in Glenn landing his life changing
role in Top Gun Maverick. But Glenn also took the
time to pay his respects to another superstar for opening
up a big door, a guy he's actually never worked with.
Glenn tells GQ, I remember when Chris Pratt broke out

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in Guardians of the Galaxy. There's no doubt he really
helped me. I'm not brooding or dark. I'm not Christian Bale,
who has a gravitas and a weight, and Rob Pattinson
has a similar thing. But suddenly Pratt was doing things
that were a little more silly and buoyant, where I
feel most at home. I suddenly had a gear that
was now an in demand flavor in Hollywood, and not
a gear, but a lot of guys can play. That's

(00:45):
Glenn Powell there, whose new movie The Running Man comes
out November fourteenth.

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