Glen Powell Says His CAPTAIN PLANET Movie Isn't Dead Yet and Producer Leonardo DiCaprio is "Very Passionate About It"
Six years ago, we reported that Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell was writing a Captain Planet movie, with Leonardo Di Caprio producing from his Appian Way Productions. At the time, Powell had starred in Scream Queens, Everybody Wants Some!!, and Hidden Figures, so he had some clout in Hollywood, but after starring in the biggest summer blockbuster of all time this year, he has a little more of a backing these days.
Back when the project was originally announced, Powell described his take on the environmentalist superhero as “subversive and fun and like dark and irreverent.” That was four years ago, and it’s pretty much been crickets ever since. But in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Powell said his “Captain Planet” movie with DiCaprio’s production company is still alive and is just waiting on Warner Bros. to figure out “where all the superhero stuff kind of lands there.”
Powell said:
“I think those conversations will be happening shortly. I know DiCaprio is super passionate about it. I’m super passionate about it. I think it could be great…I want that one to work. I’d love to play that superhero.”
Getting the Captain Planet movie off the ground would be huge for Powell, and would give him some staying power in the superhero universe. Rumors have persisted for months that Powell is being courted by Marvel (perhaps to play Cyclops in the rebooted “X-Men”), but he stressed to ET that he hasn’t “had a conversation with Marvel.”
“It takes a long time to navigate this town, so for anyone to be like, ‘Oh, he’d be great in this role,’ it’s humbling, it’s great,” Powell added.
What do you think? Would you rather see Powell as Cyclops, Captain Planet, or someone else entirely?? Let us know below.
via: Variety