Texas-native filmmaker Richard Linklater is taking audiences back to his home state with his new action comedy, Hit Man. It's a true story of sorts that reunites him with longtime collaborator and friend Glen Powell, of Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone but You fame, to play a bespectacled, mild-mannered man who lives alone with his two beloved cats. It's an unusual one for Powell, but according to the writer-director, that may be just what we need. Not only does Linklater praise the movie star as a "great creative partner," but he also believes the roles Powell takes on could help transform the industry for the better.

Inspired by Skip Hollandsworth’s true story in Texas Monthly, Hit Man allows Powell to embody a slew of characters, just as the job did for the real Gary Johnson, the man he portrays in the movie. In Linklater’s script, Professor Johnson’s quiet life is punctuated by his new position with the police department. Suddenly, he’s donning disguises and playing the part of a professional hit man, and he’s actually pretty good at it. That is until he meets his new target, Madison (Adria Arjona), who charms Gary, leading the two of them — or Madison and his persona Ron, rather — into a passionate affair.

While celebrating Hit Man’s premiere in Austin, Texas, Collider’s Perri Nemiroff was able to catch up with Linklater to discuss what makes this action-packed comedy so different from his previous films, like Dazed and Confused and the romantic Before trilogy. He also talks about teaming up with Powell again, and how his star power could affect the industry’s future.

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