US actor Glen Powell, who played astronaut and former US senator John Glenn in the Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures, revealed that he “puked in the bushes” after his first viewing of the film because he thought he had “ruined” it. Powell recalled seeing the first cut of the movie without the effects, music and sound design. He said that as an actor, ruining a movie about real-life people and their stories is the most atrocious thing, and that nobody wants to be the weak point in a movie, especially when it’s about real-life stories.
Powell also revealed that he watched Top Gun, in which he played the role of Hangman, four times. When asked how he felt doing this, Powell said “it does get in your own head.” It’s like watching footage of yourself that you’re having to edit. So you sit there and you’re like, ‘I hate myself.’”
In one of his recent films, Hit Man, Powell plays one of the lead roles. He explained that when the music was in, it made things more “polished.” In addition, Powell also revealed that he was once “hit in the face” by a bouncer who failed to recognize him.
Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures, co-starring Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, tells the tale of three African-American mathematicians who were pivotal in John Glenn’s historic launch into space in 1962. The film was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture
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