Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Glen Powell Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics, Blames Paramount Marketing Cuts for ‘The Running Man’ Box Office Performance

Headline from The Hollywood Reporter

The actor told Esquire that engaging in political conversations was "not presently possible" and that Paramount "let go of an entire marketing department a month before ['The Running Man'] came out in the middle of a merger."

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Reports & sources

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  1. Variety

    Glen Powell Is Staying Quiet on Politics Because ‘I Do Not Like the Discourse,’ Says ‘Running Man’ Flopped After Paramount Laid Off ‘Entire Marketing Department’ (opens Variety)

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    Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to express a disinterest in talking about politics in press interviews. The “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Chad Powers” is on the last cover of Esquire magazine and remembered growing up with parents who never brought up current events at the dinner table, t…

  2. Deadline

    Glen Powell On Why He Doesn’t Talk Politics & Why ‘Running Man’ Flopped (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Glen Powell is opening up about why he shies away from talking about politics publicly, even though his mother worked in the Reagan administration at the U.S. Treasury Department. “Over time, I realized that politics divide people,” Powell told Esquire.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Glen Powell Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics, Blames Paramount Marketing Cuts for ‘The Running Man’ Box Office Performance (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The actor told Esquire that engaging in political conversations was "not presently possible" and that Paramount "let go of an entire marketing department a month before ['The Running Man'] came out in the middle of a merger."

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