Glen Powell started his film career with small roles in movies like Spy Kids 3D: Game Over, The Dark Knight Rises, The Expendables 3, and The Great Debaters. Then slowly, his career started to build upward as he starred in Richard Linklater’s spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some!! These days, he is best known as part of the cast of Top Gun: Maverick as Rooster’s rival Hangman. However, it turns out the way he got this massive role was extra unique, because it was the “hate” he had for his character that helped him get the part in the legacy sequel.
The character of Hangman resembles Val Kilmer’s Iceman from the first Top Gun movie in a lot of ways as he is a cocky pilot and rival to Rooster. The problem was that Hangman actor Glen Powell couldn’t stand his Top Gun: Maverick character. While speaking candidly with Austin Monthly, the actor explained why he had so much “hate” for Hangman at first, saying:
