There are Glen Bowles everywhere for those with eyes to see – at least according to a similar contest held earlier today in Top Gun: Maverick The star's hometown is Austin, Texas.
According to Fox 7 Austin, hundreds of people gathered at Auditorium Shores in Town Lake Park on Sunday, including Powell's mother and aunt, who helped pick the winner from a pool of contestants (featuring repeats of Powell from Hitman to Hurricanesas well as the red devil mascot of the Austin-based chain Torchy's Tacos and a dog resembling the famous rescue dog Powell's Brisket).
While Powell did not appear in person, due to filming the upcoming Edgar Wright remake. Running man In England, he FaceTimed the event and sent a message to organizers promising them something money can't buy: an appearance in his next film.
The minute-and-a-half clip begins with Powell joking that the contest is for look-alikes of actor Justin Hartley and that he has assembled attendees to pull off a heist: “And we don't need masks because we all have the same face: it's the perfect crime. They won't be able to take us all down because we're one person.” -Glen-terprise Criminal I also know it's November, but if no one's shirtless for no reason, then this whole thing is a hoax, and clearly no one is committed to this.
the Set it up The star continued, explaining what the Bowles in attendance had to lose — or gain: “I know there's some money and a hat at stake here, but I just wanted to say that the winner of today's contest will receive a personal prize from me. By now, you probably know that my parents appear in every “A movie I'm producing, but today, the winner of the Glen Powell look-alike contest wins his parents or any family member of his choice a supporting role in my next movie. I'm completely serious. That's a $6 billion cash prize.”
“Take a picture of me together, enjoy my favorite city in the world, keep Austin weird, strap on the Horz and I'll see you around, every time I look in the mirror,” Powell concluded.
per Austin American-Statesmanthe event was organized by Kate Carpenter and was won by Max Brownstein, who received a cowboy hat, free Torchy's queso for a year, prize money and the aforementioned cameo.
The viral phenomenon of celebrity look-alike contests first began with a harmless Timothée Chalamet competition, held in New York City at the end of October, which attracted hundreds of fans, led to the arrest of a couple of look-alikes and a surprise appearance from… Sand dunes Star himself. Since then, similar iterations of the contest have spread to cities including Los Angeles and San Francisco and international locales like Dublin and London, attracting twins for the likes of Harry Styles, Paul Mescal, Dev Patel, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist (as Patrick). And art from United Specifically) and Rachel Sinnott, as well as other characters like Bisu Pluma, Shohei Ohtani, and even Shrek.
