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How Richard Linklater, Glen Powell's Hit Man deconstructs assassin movies — watch the first trailer


'Hit Man' director Richard Linklater and star Glen Powell discuss how they deconstruct the whole archetype of the professional assassin. Watch the first trailer.

EW can exclusively reveal the first trailer and confirm Hit Man will premiere on Netflix in select countries on Friday, June 7 after a limited theatrical release. Hit Man is based on a 2001 Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth, whose journalism previously inspired another Linklater movie, Bernie. It stars Glen Powell as Gary Johnson, a Houston teacher who works with police on sting operations to entrap wannabe killers.

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