When your dad is a legendary action hero and your friend happens to be Hollywood’s current favorite heartbeat, you are in a major position to play the intermediary for the highly iconic torch pass. That’s exactly the role White lotus Season 3 star Patrick Schwarzenegger recently performed in real life rather than in film, helping one of his closest A-list-pals get the coveted blessings from the Terminator himself.
torch? Arnold Schwarzenegger’s neon-soaked dystopian heritage of Ben Richards running man. And friends? None other than Glen Powell, who is suitable (and sprinting hard) for the 2025 reboot of the cult sci-fi flick led by Schwarzenegger in 1987.
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Powell, 36, has been revealed people He and director Edgar Wright recently faceted talking about the role with Schwarzenegger. “Arnold gave us his blessing,” he said. “Patrick Schwarzenegger is my great friend and I asked Patrick if he could talk to Arnold. Leave it to Hollywood – your friend’s dad can be both your mentor and your film predecessor.
original running manbased on Stephen King’s novel (under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman), it was pure Reagan-era pulp: a bloody game show, a dystopian media empire, Arnold unleashed one-liners like his job (because it was). The reboot of Edgar Wright promises to get closer to King’s dark vision – this time there’s no plane crashing at the network headquarters – and Powell’s take is already a hot topic after a cinema preview with castmates Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo.
But is this true star in this behind-the-scenes story? Schwarzenegger Family Connection. Thanks to Patrick, Powell didn’t just get Arnold’s nod. He will get Facety Time Access and soon bring “a very specific, fun gift from the film” back to legend.
So, Powell may be the one running for his life, but it is clear that he will not go it alone to come on November 7th. With Patrick playing the Hollywood wingman and Arnold giving him a go-ahead, this reboot comes with a friendship-fueled firepower side.
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