{"id":2156630,"date":"2025-11-14T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2156630"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:33:27","slug":"the-running-man-actor-recalls-bombing-a-script-reading-with-dustin-hoffman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-running-man-actor-recalls-bombing-a-script-reading-with-dustin-hoffman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Running Man Actor Recalls Bombing a Script Reading with Dustin Hoffman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Running Man\u2019s titular Ben Richard may be soaking in all the applause for his performance; there was a time he was star-struck. And who wouldn’t be, if you had someone as legendary as Dustin Hoffman sitting across from you?<\/p>\n

During a recent episode of Hot Ones<\/a>, Powell recalled his early days in the industry, particularly an incident where the Rain Man actor praised Powell for his work in The Great Debaters.<\/p>\n

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He recalled, \u201cMy first week, I found myself at a dinner sitting next to Dustin Hoffman. I was sitting next to him, and he saw a movie I did called The Great Debaters. The fact that [he] saw this movie just blew my mind. I was like, ‘This is the coolest moment of my entire life.\u2019 He said, ‘You\u2019re a good actor.’ I was like, ‘Oh dude, thank you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

It became an even more amazing moment for Powell when Hoffman offered him a part to read. \u201cHe goes, \u2018I got something, I got something for you. Let\u2019s keep in touch.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

A man of his word, Hoffman invited Powell to read the scripts. But Powell wasn\u2019t aware that the moment would quickly turn into his worst nightmare \u2013 so much so that he would actually disappoint Hoffman and, in his words, see Hoffman\u2019s \u201clife drain from his eyes\u201d<\/p>\n

“I started reading, but I was so in awe that Dustin Hoffman was sitting across from me. 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” remembered The Running Man star.<\/p>\n

The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Lee Pace, and more, is based on the 1982 Stephen King novella of the same name. It serves as more of a faithful translation of King\u2019s lore than a remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-led\u00a0movie of the same name. Directed by Edgar Wright, the film is slated to hit theaters on November 14, 2025. <\/p>\n

Related: This Is the Only Movie Arnold Schwarzenegger Ever Wanted to See Rebooted<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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