Glen Powell He looks back on a humiliating experience he had at the start of his career in Hollywood before becoming famous.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporterthe actor recalled how things got worse as he celebrated one of his first major roles, in 2014. “The Expendables 3”
The ‘Anyone but You’ star claimed he was kicked out of the VIP section of a Cannes Film Festival party when a bouncer didn’t realize he was actually starring in the action film.
Powell played highly skilled hacker Thorn in the adventure film alongside a roster of action icons.
“I did this movie ‘Expendables 3’ – it’s like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Jason Statham,” he recalls. “Somehow I’m the random guy who snuck out. So I’m like the only stranger in a group of legends.
Powell said that although he celebrated the film with the cast and had his face on “all these character banners” for the film at Cannes, a bouncer at the after-party didn’t have it recognized.
“I got kicked out of the VIP section at the ‘Expendables 3’ party,” Powell told THR. “It actually got pretty physical. There was a big bouncer who was convinced I shouldn’t be in the VIP section, so it kind of turned into a physical altercation where I got punched in the face at the “Expendables 3” party because no one recognized me even though there was a banner at the height of my face.
He then teased, “Just because you have a banner doesn’t mean you’re in on the fun.”
Powell has since risen to fame after appearing in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” and the 2023 hit romantic comedy “Anyone but You” alongside Sydney Sweeney.
Watch Powell’s full interview below.
