Glen Powell reflects on "Hidden Figures" role: He felt physically ill
The ability to critically assess one's talent, or lack thereof, is an extremely rare trait in Hollywood. Surprisingly, a star recently admitted in an interview that he acted so poorly on one occasion that it made him feel physically ill.
Glen Powell, a 35-year-old actor with extensive experience, began his career as a teenager. His filmography includes hits like "Spy Kids" and "The Dark Knight Rises." He gained significant attention in "Top Gun: Maverick," where he played Lieutenant Seresin. However, his most extraordinary rise to fame came with "Set It Up," a romantic comedy in which he starred alongside Sydney Sweeney. Powell reflects on another title, "Hidden Figures", from 2016 in his latest interview. To say he was unhappy with his performance would be an understatement.
“I remember watching Hidden Figures for the first time on the Fox lot ... and this was before all the effects were done, the music was in, the sound design... and I literally left the movie and I puked in the bushes,” he said on the podcast "Therapuss with Jake Shane."
“I was like, 'All these women put in these great performances,' and it's like, the legacy of these women. I was like, 'I literally ruined this movie.'"
Glen Powell in "Hidden Figures"
"Hidden Figures" tells the extraordinary, previously unknown true story of three brilliant African-American women who worked for NASA in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Overcoming unimaginable social and cultural obstacles, they helped send the first American, astronaut John Glenn, into space, thus initiating the space race between global superpowers.
The leading roles were played by Oscar-nominated Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer ("The Help"), Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst ("Spider-Man"), Jim Parsons (TV series "The Big Bang Theory"), and Oscar-winner Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves"). Glen Powell played the astronaut being sent into space.
"Hidden Figures" received three Oscar nominations and very positive reviews from critics and viewers. It's difficult to find any mention of Powell's self-described terrible acting performance.
