During his opening monologue, “The Running Man” star revealed that he was originally supposed to host “SNL” four years for the ago tied to the original premiere date of “Top Gun: Maverick.” He and his family were celebrating when he got that call to host, a moment they shared with a Ups driver who happened to be delivering a package at the same time.
“So we all took a selfie with him, and this is the selfie to mark the occasion,” Powell said before revealing the actual selfie with him, his family, and the Ups driver. “But then my dream got taken away,” he continued. “‘Top Gun’ got delayed because of Covid, so ‘SNL’ had to take their offer back. Lorne Michaels literally called me and said, ‘Without “Top Gun,”‘ and these are his words,…
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