There were rumors that Glen Powell was replacing Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible franchise but the Twister actor debunked them and how. According to Powell, stepping into the legendary actor’s shoes, especially for such an iconic role would be a “death trap” but most importantly, his mother won’t ever allow it. 

Speaking to ESPN’s Pat McAfee, he revealed that his Top Gun: Maverick co-star never had such a discussion about replacing him in the forthcoming film of the franchise, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. “My mom would never let me do that,” Powell said. “That’s a death trap,” he said referring to the crazy stunts which Cruise is famous for performing live. 

McAfee read the news about Powell during his live broadcast and called the actor to congratulate him. Although the latter picked up the phone, he was in the middle of filming his new movie, The Running Man and couldn’t appear on camera as he was in full costume. 

The film based on the classic Stephen King novel revolves around a dystopian future directed by Edgar Wright. The story takes place in an oppressive future where the government controls the media and the premise revolves around Ben Richards (Powell) who volunteers to participate in a deadly game show. 

The show in which he’ll be hunted by professional killers over 30 days, becomes his last resort to earn money (the game’s winning cash prize) and save his sick child and family from the horrid situation of the world. The futuristic thriller has a star-studded ensemble including Katy O Brian, Josh Brolin, Daniel Ezra, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Emilia Jones, and more. 

Powell’s career witnessed a massive boost ever since his appearance in the blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick. After that he was part of another talked about rom-com Anyone But You opposite Sydney Sweeney. Finally, he made his mark among Hollywood’s in-demand young actor list with his latest film Twisters which broke box office records, earning a whopping $371 million worldwide. 

The Running Man is expected to be released on 21 November 2025.

Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., and Lamorne Morris reunited for the first time in six years after their popular show, New Girl, ended. In their conversation with People Magazine, the actor shared about where their characters would be now and which couple from the show would have the most children.

While Zooey Deschanel and Hannah Simone were absent from the little reunion that the cast members had, the girls were very much a part of the talks and stories shared by the team members from behind the scenes.

As the boys sat down for an interview with the media portal, they revealed that, according to them, where would their characters be six years later? Johnson, who portrayed the character of Nick Miller and was by the end of the show married to Deschanel’s character of Jess, claimed, “Mustache, car dealership. Into sales. Thick mustache. Other than that, same guy.”

As for Morris, who played Winston in the series, said, “Winston was a family man.” He further added, “If you watched the last episode, he had a lot of kids, so I think Winston would be just hanging out with the kids.”

Meanwhile, Wayans Jr., who played Coach, was the only character in the show who neither got married nor had any kids. He revealed that his character would be “bald and unemployed.”