{"id":2155187,"date":"2025-11-13T23:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2155187"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:16:50","slug":"this-guy-sucks-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-guy-sucks-so-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This guy sucks so bad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/glen-powell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glen Powell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glen Powell<\/a> is looking back at a mortifying meeting he had with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/dustin-hoffman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dustin Hoffman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dustin Hoffman<\/a> early in his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 37-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/glen-powell-battles-maniacal-josh-brolin-running-man-first-look-11707970\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Running Man;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Running Man<\/em><\/a> star revealed that he once completely bombed a script reading with Hoffman because he was seriously starstruck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy first week [in Hollywood], I found myself at a dinner sitting next to Dustin Hoffman,\u201d Powell remembered on a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fY6AI0964Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recent Hot Ones episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">recent <em>Hot Ones<\/em> episode<\/a>. \u201cI was sitting next to him and he saw a movie I did called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2008\/01\/04\/great-debaters-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Great Debaters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Great Debaters<\/em><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Harpo Productions\/MGM<\/p>\n<p> Glen Powell in &#8216;The Great Debaters&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Powell had a small role as a member of the Harvard debate team in the 2007 film, which Denzel Washington both starred in and directed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe fact that [Hoffman] saw this movie just blew my mind,&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;This is the coolest moment of my entire life.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Things got even cooler when Hoffman took a moment to praise Powell\u2019s performance. \u201cHe said, &#8216;You\u2019re a good actor.&#8217; I was like, &#8216;Oh dude, thank you,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cHe goes, \u2018I got something, I got something for you. Let\u2019s keep in touch.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man of his word, Hoffman really did call Powell up a few days later. \u201cI\u2019m losing my mind, I\u2019m like, \u2018This is the coolest thing,\u2019\u201d Powell said. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna invite you to my office and I want you to read for something.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When he arrived, Powell explained that Hoffman handed him a script and told him to read it out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I started reading [it], but I was so in awe that Dustin Hoffman was sitting across from me,&#8221; Powell admitted. &#8220;He\u2019s one of my favorite actors of all time. As I\u2019m reading, I\u2019m watching the life drain from his eyes being like, \u2018This guy sucks so bad.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Oh no.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Powell could feel the opportunity slipping through his fingers at the time, but just couldn&#8217;t salvage it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m watching him [and] I\u2019m losing him,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then I\u2019m being like, &#8216;Yeah, you\u2019re losing him,&#8217; and then I look back and I\u2019m losing him even more. And I left so defeated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Powell noted that it took time for him to realize that it\u2019s okay to play as an actor \u2014\u00a0even when working with some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou start looking at these guys as, like, legends, and then you start looking at them as collaborators who are just trying to make magic for audiences around the world, you know?\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the difference \u2014\u00a0I think the excitement of this business hasn\u2019t worn off, but my perspective has.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Powell made his big screen debut as a teen in the 2003 film, <em>Spy Kids 3: Game Over<\/em>. While he enjoyed success over the following decades, his star didn\u2019t go full supernova until starring as Jake \u201cHangman\u201d Seresin in the 2022 <em>Top Gun<\/em> sequel, <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>.\u00a0Since then, he\u2019s gone on to become one of Hollywood&#8217;s most popular leading men, headlining rom-coms like<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anyone-but-you-glen-powell-nudity-made-instagram-pull-promo-8419334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anyone But You;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <em>Anyone But You<\/em> <\/a>and action films like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/twisters-cover-story-daisy-edgar-jones-glen-powell-anthony-ramos-8676182\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twisters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Twisters<\/em><\/a> and <em>The Running Man<\/em> alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Running Man<\/em> sprints into theaters on Nov 14. Watch Powell discuss the moment with Hoffman in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/glen-powell-bombed-script-reading-with-dustin-hoffman-early-in-career-11849129\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glen Powell is looking back at a mortifying meeting he had with Dustin Hoffman early in his career. The 37-year-old Running Man star revealed that he once completely bombed a script reading with Hoffman because he was seriously starstruck. \u201cMy first week [in Hollywood], I found myself at a dinner sitting next to Dustin Hoffman,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2155188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[347644,310317,412606],"class_list":["post-2155187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-dustin-hoffman","tag-glen-powell","tag-script-reading"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/This-guy-sucks-so-bad.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2155189,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155187\/revisions\/2155189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2155188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2155187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2155187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}