Celebrity look-alike contests are all the rage right now: Glenn Powell’s contest was held in Austin, Texas last week, and the winner’s prize is a special prize: an appearance in his next movie for one of his family members!
And no, not for the winner himself, as Powell’s parents often appear in his films, the Twisters and Top Gun: Maverick actor offered “parents or any family member of their choice” doubles.
Glenn Powell Wasn’t physically present at the pageant, as he was currently filming Edgar Wright’s The Running Man remake in the UK, but his mother and aunt helped judge the pageant, according to Fox 7 Austin (Variety), which was eventually crowned medical. Assistant Maxwell Brownstein as the best looking.
Brownstein received $5, a cowboy hat, free queso (cheese) from Torchy’s Tacos for a year, and a special message. Glenn Powell himself, who was at the event via FaceTime with his mother.
“Welcome to a contest like this Justin Hartley“- he joked Glenn Powell In his video, which was created for filming running man (via PopCrave). “In all seriousness, I have gathered you here today for an important mission. I want to do a robbery and we don’t need masks because we all have the same face. This is the perfect crime! They can’t have us all because we are one: the criminal Glenterprice.“
The actor then revealed the special prize he was going to give to the winner.
“You may know that my parents appear in all my films, but today the winner of a contest like Glenn Powell wins their parents or some family member to appear in my next film.“, he said. “I am completely serious. That’s a $6 billion cash prize.“
Hear what he had to say in the video below:
His similar contest is the latest in a series of similar events currently taking place around the world, including similar Jeremy Allen White contests in New York and Chicago, and a Harry Styles-themed meetup earlier in London. month. It all started at the end of October, when a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was held in New York and the actor stormed into it, sparking a social media frenzy and dozens of mock rallies.
Behind The Running Man, which is currently in production and slated for a November 19, 2025 release in France, Glenn Powell will soon be seen HuntingtonBlack comedy Margaret Quayle and Ed Harris.
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