Glen Powell's parents trolled their son on the red carpet at the screening of his new movie “Hit Man.”
On Wednesday, the 35-year-old actor attended a special screening of the film and was also inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas.
However, his mother and father, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr., stole the show on the red carpet as they held cardboard signs mocking their son behind his back as he posed for photos.
Cyndy's sign read, “Stop trying to make Glen Powell happen,” while Glen Sr.'s sign was emblazoned with “That will never happen.”
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Glen Powell's parents trolled him at a screening of his new movie “Hit Man.” (Hubert Vestil/Getty Images)
Powell appeared to take his parents' antics in stride as he was photographed smiling and laughing while standing in front of the signs.
In one image, the “Top Gun: Maverick” star raised his arms and smiled as his parents brandished their signs on either side of him.
While at the screening, Powell shared her reaction to her parents' stunt during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
Glen Powell's parents hold signs behind him while attending the special screening of “Hit Man” at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on May 15, 2024. (ERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images)
“Well, my family (always, my mom and dad) are known for trolling me a little bit,” he said. Powell explained that the sayings on the posters were inspired by bad posts on X that fans wrote about him.
“I don't read tweets, but my parents read tweets, so if you're talking s—, know that my parents are reading those tweets,” the actor told ET.
“They thought it was going to be a fun idea, so I loved it,” he added. “Even though they troll me, they support me in every way.”
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Powell starred alongside Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Sanjay Rao and Retta in “Hit Man,” which she also co-wrote and co-produced with director Richard Linklater.
In March, the Austin Film Society announced that they would induct Powell, an Austin native, into the Texas Film Hall of Fame at a screening of the film.
Glen Powell seemed happy to be accompanied by his parents at the screening of “Hit Man.” (Nicola Gell/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
While accepting the honor on stage, Powell became emotional as he thanked his parents for their support.
“It's amazing to have amazing parents,” he said.
Powell also noted that his parents like to share the spotlight with him.
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“They make cameos in every movie I do,” he said, adding that Cyndy and Glen St. had made their first cameo in their debut film “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.”
Glen Powell, center, said his parents have had cameos in almost all of his movies. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
In a December appearance on “The Tonight Show,” Powell joked about her parents doing cameos in movies while noting their brief appearance in her romantic comedy with Sydney Sweeney, “Anyone But You.”
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“At first they were really excited about me getting new roles and stuff,” Powell said. “Now the only thing they're worried about is what they're going to do in the movie.”
“It's like there's a nepo-baby, they're more like nepo-mom and nepo-dad,” he joked.
