Glen Powell nearly went bankrupt while waiting for the release of Top Gun: Maverick.
“I’ve never made a lot of money doing movies, including ‘Top Gun,’ and my bank account was so depleted that my accountant said, ‘This pandemic can’t last much longer,'” he says candidly. told. Called back by The Hollywood Reporter in a profile published Wednesday.
Top Gun: Maverick was originally scheduled to be released in 2019, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the film was repeatedly tipped to be released on streaming services, but Tom Cruise reportedly vetoed that, preferring to release it in theaters even if it meant bankrupting the star cast.
It was finally released in theaters in May 2022.
“Tom was already Tom. I was waiting for my life to change,” Powell said, referring to his decision to wait two years for the film’s release.
The film ultimately grossed $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2022.
“Maverick” is also considered Powell’s breakout film, despite the financial woes that came with the film’s delayed release.
The 35-year-old actor is set to become a Hollywood star by December 2023 with the release of the romantic comedy “Anyone But You,” in which he co-stars with Sydney Sweeney.
However, the film’s success may also have had something to do with the chemistry between the two actors, which led many to believe that they were secretly dating.
Last month, Powell admitted to using the romance gossip between her and Sweeney (who is engaged to Jonathan Davinneuf) to help promote the film.
“What you need to sell a romantic comedy is fun and chemistry,” he says. He said in an interview with The New York Times..
“Sydney and I are so much fun to be around and have such natural chemistry. People want to see what’s on screen off screen, so sometimes you have to lean into it a little bit. And it worked out great.Sidney is very smart.
Rumors that the two were a couple first surfaced in March 2023, when they were seen getting along on set and with his family.
While the rumors ultimately ended up being just that, they helped boost “Anyone But You”‘s box office takings, earning more than $219 million worldwide, according to Deadline.
