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Top Gun: Maverick, like its predecessor, introduced several characters to choose from for a final ride-or-die mission. Actor Glen Powell, who portrayed the character of Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin, wants to portray the role of a superhero. The feat can only be achieved if Leonardo DiCaprio is onboard.
Although weird, the dream role of theDevotionactor rests in the hands of Leonardo DiCaprio. With a scrappedCaptain Planetmovie and DiCaprio set to produce, Glen Powell may get his wishes fulfilled.
Glen Powell Wants Leonardo DiCaprio To Save His Dream Role
Captain Planetwas an animated series that debuted in 1990. The series was much loved and adored by the people for its motto of saving Earth. Back in 2016, a movie was announced based on the franchise.
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Glen Powellwas set to write the script along with Jono Matt and Leonardo DiCaprio was producing the film with Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Although the film hasn’t been greenlit yet, Glen Powell is hoping for a favor from Warner Bros. Discovery to make the film official. TheSet it Upactor took to IndieWire to talk about his hopes for resurrecting the scrapped idea and howLeonardo DiCapriocould be the only savior.
“I know DiCaprio is super passionate about it. I’m super passionate about it. I think it could be great. I want that one to work. I’d love to play that superhero.”
TheTop Gun: Maverickactor further stated that the decision ultimately rests in the hands of Warner Bros. Discovery. Powell further admitted that those conversations (about greenlighting the film) will be happening soon.
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Glen Powell May Get His Superhero Role…in DCU
Related:“He wasn’t three-dimensional”: Top Gun: Maverick Star Glen Powell Initially Refused Playing Hangman, Was Convinced By Tom Cruise For the Role Despite Finding Him Boring
Glen Powell is the people’s choice for portraying the role of Hal Jordan. With the restructured changes occurring in the DCU, the character of Green Lantern needs to be reworked. The Ryan Reynolds starrerGreen Lanternwas not the best of the movies. A rework with Powell helming the movie would indeed be good for the newly forming DCU and would bring Green Lantern to a redeeming light.
Glen Powell was awarded the Bob Hope award for entertainment which attests to hisTop Gunspirit. The award is bestowed upon the people in the entertainment industry who have performed outstandingly for the United States Military or shown a positive portrayal of the military in movies or series. This is something that surely Powell’s on-screen character of Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin would be proud (and egoistic) of. TheHidden Figureactor’s skills were also lauded and praised for his portrayal of Hangman in the Tom Cruise starrer.
Top Gun: Maverickis available to stream on Paramount+.
Source:IndieWire
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
