Glen Powell has spilled all on filming a particularly exposing naked scene in his new action thriller The Running Man.
The Anyone But You actor, 37, is starring in the second adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel of the same name following Arnold Schwarzenegger rendition from 1987.
And talking about filming on Friday night’s episode of Graham Norton, Glen revealed one member of production saw a bit too much of him.
Asked about doing his own stunts, he said: ‘I had to abseil down eight storeys of a building in freezing conditions half naked and wearing a harness which cinched me – believe me nothing looked good.
‘The crazy thing I found out after was that there was a guy whose only job was to stop me kicking a window, which means he was looking up my skirt all night, I wondered what he was seeing take after take.’
Glen also confessed he was left red-faced after receiving some advice from the legendary stunt man Tom Cruise.
Glen Powell has spilled all on his awkward naked scene in latest film The Running Man and how he was left red-faced after receiving Tom Cruise’s expert advice
The Top Gun star, 63, told Glen he didn’t ‘look cool’ and imparted his wisdom on how ‘not to die’ (pictured together in 2022)
The Top Gun star, 63, told Glen he didn’t ‘look cool’ and imparted his wisdom on how ‘not to die’.
The star explained: ‘Tom rang me to give me the low down and, what I thought would be a ten min call, lasted two and half hours – he basically told me how not to die.
‘He also gave me running lessons. He said, “You should film yourself running because you don’t look as cool as you think you do.” He was so right.’
British director Edgar Wright has taken on the mammoth task of remaking the cult classic action film which takes place in a dystopian future where a TV show follows criminal ‘runners’ escaping professional killers.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s original movie is set in a United States between 2017 and 2019.
Speaking about seeking permission from Arnold to recreate the role, Glen said: ‘I didn’t want to tread on his legacy without speaking to him.
‘He was lovely and gave me his blessing. He doesn’t miss any of his action movies. He was like, “It’s a brutal way to go to work, I preferred Kindergarten Cop and Twins”.’
Glen was joined on Graham’s sofa by actresses Michelle Yeoh ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good and Rosamund Pike.
He explained: ‘The crazy thing I found out after was that there was a guy whose only job was to stop me kicking a window, which means he was looking up my skirt all night, I wondered what he was seeing take after take’
Glen pictured as Ben Richards in the film
Glen was joined on Graham’s sofa by actresses Michelle Yeoh, Rosamund Pike, Jack Whitehall and Ed Sheeran (pictured L-R)
Michelle Yeoh appeared on the show ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good later this month
Comedian Jack Whitehall also stars this week as he discusses his most disastrous gig
Ed Sheeran performs his new track Camera live in the studio before talking about his future albums
Rosamund also shared the advice she too got from Tom Cruise, her co-star in Jack Reacher.
She said: ‘The night before I started filming Gone Girl, I was so frightened, and I couldn’t sleep so at four in the morning I wrote to Tom saying I wasn’t up to the role and I was terrified.
‘And he sent me the kindest letter immediately saying, “You’ve got this and you are ready.” It was such a significant gesture from someone with such a level of fame.”
Comedian Jack Whitehall also stars and Ed Sheeran performs his new track Camera live in the studio before talking about his future albums.
The Graham Norton Show BBC One and iPlayer Friday 7th November 10.40pm
