Glen Powell has starred in quite a few movies and TV exhibits through the years, and he simply revealed that he didn’t land a job on an iconic drama collection regardless of auditioning a number of instances. On the massive display, followers have seen Powell in such motion pictures as The Expendables 3, Journey Alongside 2 and Hidden Figures.
His stardom rose after Prime Gun: Maverick and Twisters. Round that very same time, he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Hit Man.
On the small display, he guest-starred on many exhibits like CSI: Miami and NCIS, and was a voice actor on Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, however he is greatest recognized for starring on Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens. He can subsequent be seen on the Hulu comedy Chad Powers, the place he performs a former faculty soccer participant.
Glen Powell Displays On Ego Hit After Failed Friday Evening Lights Auditions
Talking of soccer, throughout an interview with GQ, Powell answered followers’ questions, together with one about any dangerous audition tales or roles he missed out on touchdown, and the actor talked about a traditional trendy drama centered round that very sport.
Powell admitted that the failed audition that stung probably the most was Friday Evening Lights, which is one in every of his favourite TV exhibits. He auditioned 4 instances however was by no means solid on the soccer drama.
Other than how a lot he cherished the present, Powell added that one of many causes he was actually disillusioned by these rejections was that he grew up in Austin, Texas, and performed soccer there.
Friday Evening Lights was filmed in Austin and Pflugerville, so he was very conscious of filming happening in his hometown. Regardless of the proximity to the present’s units, Powell nonetheless wasn’t capable of land a job. He admitted that it was undoubtedly an “ego hit” to expertise these 4 failed auditions.
In the case of auditions generally, Powell claimed that he is had “extra dangerous auditions” than another actor within the leisure business, and joked that casting administrators may most likely be bribed into ruining his profession.
“I’ve had extra dangerous auditions than possibly anybody in Hollywood, ever. You might most likely bribe some casting administrators to destroy my profession. I’ll let you know one which was actually onerous for me was once I was rising up in Austin, Texas. Friday Evening Lights was one in every of my favourite exhibits. I auditioned for Friday Evening Lights most likely 4 instances. I used to be a Texas soccer participant, I used to be in highschool in Austin, they had been capturing in my hometown on the time, and I nonetheless couldn’t get on that present. It was a little bit of an ego hit, however I’m nonetheless a fan of the present.”
What Glen Powell’s Failed Friday Evening Lights Auditions Imply
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It might be very attention-grabbing to study concerning the particular Friday Evening Lights roles that Powell didn’t land, whether or not they had been main components or simply visitor star appearances. Both method, contemplating Friday Evening Lights is one in every of his favourite TV exhibits, it should have been a devastating blow to not be solid.
In spite of everything, Friday Evening Lights, primarily based on the Billy Bob Thornton movie and non-fiction e-book of the identical identify, is a contemporary TV traditional and has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It ran for 5 seasons on NBC and DirecTV’s The 101 Community.
Audiences fell in love with the characters and solid members, together with leads Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, with the previous profitable an Emmy.
Peacock is creating a Friday Evening Lights reboot, which was introduced in late 2024, so the producers ought to attain out to Powell about becoming a member of the present in some capability, which might make his desires come true.
Friday Evening Lights
8/10
- Launch Date
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2006 – 2011
- Showrunner
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Jason Katims
- Administrators
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Patrick R. Norris, Jonas Pate, Allison Liddi-Brown, Adam Davidson, Dean White, Peter Berg, Seith Mann, Jason Katims, Chris Eyre, Ami Canaan Mann, Charles Stone III, Dan Lerner, Josh Pate, Kyle Chandler, Mark Piznarski
- Writers
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Brent Fletcher
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Kyle Chandler
Eric Taylor
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Connie Britton
Tami Taylor
