Glen Powell is opening up about casting Adria Arjona in their new movie Hit Man!
The 35-year-old actor not only stars in the movie, but he also co-wrote the script and serves as a producer.
In a recent interview, Glen dished on casting her and the chemistry they had with each other.
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“The hard part with chemistry is that it either is or it isn’t. There is no way to force it,” he told EW. “Rick [Linklater, director] and I knew that Madison is such a tough character because you have to believe that Gary, who is extremely logical and thoughtful about everything, throws everything out for the fantasy of being with this woman. So we didn’t know who we were going to cast.”
“I’d seen some of Adria‘s stuff, but when her name came up and Rick sat down with her, he thought she was perfect. And then I felt the exact same way,” he added. “When you spend so much time writing something, you know that there are certain foundational elements of storytelling that need to work. If they don’t work, you don’t have a movie. So thank God we had Adria because now we have a movie.”
For his part, Richard opened up about finding the right female lead and setting up the two actors to meet up.
“When it came to casting, it sounds crude, but she had to be the kind of woman that a guy would put everything he’s worked for and his actual life on the line for. She has to be smoking hot, she has to be vivacious and funny, all those things,” Richard said. “I’d seen Adria in a few things, so I figured we should talk to her. When I first met her on Zoom, I just knew immediately.”
As for waiting to hear about Glen and Adria‘s meeting…
“They were meeting around 4 p.m. because, as it turns out, they didn’t live that far from each other,” he shared. “I expected a call around 5 or whenever the meeting was over, but I didn’t hear from him until like 9. I was sitting there wondering, what happened? Then he calls me and says, ‘Yeah, we just left. We just ordered more drinks and stayed together for four hours.’ Then we were both like, okay, we’re off to the races here!”
If you missed it, Adria revealed how their intimate scenes left them in pain…
Hit Man is out now on Netflix. Watch the trailer here!