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Glen Powell is joining the personalities in the Texas Film Hall of Fame, which honors the best film talent associated with the state. As the actor is quite proud of his roots, this honor means the world to him. Even theInterstellaractor, Matthew McConaughey was also indicted, back in 2006. The two actors also share a great bond with each other.
Recently, the former mentioned his first meeting with the iconic actor, which took a weird turn after his father got involved.
Glen Powell Recalls His First Meeting With Matthew McConaughey
Glen Powell, ahead of receiving the honor of being inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonto discuss various topics, including his friendship withMatthew McConaughey.
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While admiring his fellow actor, he praised McConaughey by stating,“McConaughey is Texas.”When Fallon asked whether he met the latter in person, Powell shared,
“McConaughey and I are now pals, but my first time meeting McConaughey was out at Linklater ( Powell’s Hit Man movie director, Richard Linklater)’s ranch.”
Giving a background detail of Linklater’s ‘great ranch‘ in Bastrop, Texas, he went to his ranch during Christmas break with his father, Glen Powell Sr.
While taking a walk on his ranch, he shared his intention of visiting the library when the director spilled,“You know, I think Matthew’s in there.”TheTop Gun: Maverickstar gave quite an interesting description of theMagic Mikeactor as he opened the door to the library.
“I kind of open the door and there’s this kind of sliver of light that hits this guy, and he’s like, ‘Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on.'”
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He went on to explain thattheTrue Detectiveactorwas working on his autobiography,Greenlightsat the time. The latter recognized him right away“Glen, Glen…I know you”but things took a weird turn when his father met him.
Glen Powell’s Father Overshared on Meeting Matthew McConaughey
While things were off to a great start between the actors,Glen Powell’s father was yet to meetthe Oscar-winning actor. With Powell being a familiar face in the entertainment industry, he was easily recognizable but when it came to his dad, it didn’t ring any bells for McConaughey.
TheGoldactor asked Powell’s father,“Now, now, who are you?”
He continued,
“And my dad goes, ‘Oh, I have a picture of you next to my bed. I look at my dad, and I’m like, ‘What are you talking about? Stop doing this, Dad. Whatever this is, stop!'”
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While it was certainly weird at first, theHit Manactor explained that his father hadThe Alcalde, a University of Texas magazine, which featured McConaughey on the cover page.
“So he goes, ‘No, no, no…I have the University of Texas magazine next to my bed.'”
That magazine eventually ended up in the two bonding, as theAnyone But Youstar revealed,
“Matthew goes, ‘That is my favorite photo shoot I have ever done in my whole life, let me tell you.’ He grabs him by the shoulder and they become best friends. It was great.”
What an unexpected meeting! Powell also talks about his new movie,Hit Manwhich is set to premiere on May 15, the same day he’ll receive his Texas honor. In addition to starring in it, he has also produced and co-written the movie with the film director.
Hit Manwill be released on Netflix on June 7.
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