Do movie stars exist anymore? This question has been plaguing Hollywood over the past few years, with the sentiment being that the industry is no longer producing actors who can draw in an audience on their name alone. This goes hand-in-hand with the feeling that we are getting less and less films that are considered to be 'star vehicles' for the actors involved.
Director Richard Linklater (School of Rock, the Before Trilogy) can understand where this is all coming from, but doesn't necessarily completely agree with the arguments. During a recent interview about his new film Hit Man, which releases on Netflix later this week, GamesRadar+ and the Inside Total Film podcast asked for the filmmaker's thoughts on the matter, given that his latest work stars Top Gun: Maverick's Glen Powell in the lead role - an actor who seems to be booking new roles every week at the moment.
