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Tom Cruise Told Glen Powell to ‘Film Yourself’ Sprinting for ‘The Running Man’: ‘You Don’t Look as Cool as You Think You Do’


Tom Cruise told Glen Powell to 'film yourself' sprinting for Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man,' saying 'You don't look as cool as you think you do.'

“The Running Man” star joined director Edgar Wright and cast members Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo to discuss the upcoming action thriller (production wrapped last week) and the theatrical experience, in conversation with Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley. “He’s a guy that doesn’t hide his excitement about what this means, you know, the theatrical experience, and working hard and investing and putting your body on the line to entertain audiences.” Powell, who plays reluctant Running Man game show contestant Ben Richards, related that he got into “bullet prooof shape, just knowing I was going to have to take some hits.

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