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According to many actors, the most difficult part of the job seems to be the audition process. Most actors have to compete for major roles and then wait to hear back, and most people who try end up being rejected. It was certainly a pretty rough experience, but Glen Powell has been through probably worse, waiting for approval from Stephen King after he thought he had a role.
Both are stars of the upcoming adaptation running manGlen Powell and the film's writer-director Edgar Wright attended New York Comic Con, and Powell revealed (via People ) that he had to wait for Stephen King to approve his casting. It all seems to come down to how King views Powell's latest performance. The actor said…
Edgar recommended this movie to me and I said, “Yeah.” I said, “Let's go…” And then, later that night [Edgar says]”, “By the way, you have to get Stephen King's approval. He's going to watch “The Killer” tonight. So I had to wait all night for Stephen King to watch The Hitman and hope I still got the role in the morning. It's terrible.
It's not uncommon for successful writers to gain some level of recognition when their works are adapted into films. Stephen King is one of the most famous writers of all time, and King has been known to be frustrated with adaptations of his own works in the past. Seems to allow for new adaptations running manthe king wanted to approve the male lead.
Lucky for Richard Linklater killer It was a well-received film, with Powell's performance cited by many critics as a highlight. If nothing else, it shows that Powell is capable of leading a major motion picture.
But even before King approved Powell's casting, he also There was script approval. Edgar Wright said it was equally nerve-wracking submitting a screenplay and waiting for the author to approve it. As he said:
Stephen King read the script before we started shooting, you know, Stephen King, who's like the most famous English teacher in history…I was like, 'This is so nerve-wracking, we have to hand in our assignments. [him].’ But he loved the script, so it was great.
Getting Stephen King's stamp of approval as an actor is stressful enough, as King is an obvious cinephile who loves movies and watches a lot of them. But as a writer, I couldn’t imagine handing my work to King for advice. I might have a heart attack waiting for a reply.
Stephen King approves of both cast and script, and has since seen running man And gave a strong thumbs up to the finished product. running man It's released next month.