Glen Powell Says Tom Cruise Was His “First Call” for Prosthetics Advice in ‘Chad Powers’: “He Pointed Us in the Right Direction … We Thank Tc for That”

After Powell booked the role of Chad Powers in his upcoming Hulu show of the same name and realized how crucial it was to get the prosthetic makeup right, he says his first instinct was to call up his pal Cruise. In the six-episode series, based on Eli Manning’s ESPN spoof video, Powell plays disgraced quarterback Russ Holliday, who goes uncover as Chad Powers to get a second chance at playing football. Cruise also went through a big physical transformation with the help of special effects makeup for his role as Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder.

“Tom was extremely helpful in helping to not go down the wrong path in terms of the prosthetics,” Powell tells The Hollywood Reporter. “He was, as is with a lot in my life, he was my first call (laughs) where I was like, Ok,…