The phrases hit man often invoke the title Agent 47, the bald globe-trotting skilled murderer with a bar code on the again of his head from the hit Hitman sport franchise. At this yr’s Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, nevertheless, Richard Linklater‘s true-crime comedy Hit Man as an alternative focuses on Glen Powell who performs Gary Johnson, a cop going undercover as a extremely sought-after hitman and catching his would-be hirers. One key similarity between Gary and 47, nevertheless, is their love of various disguises. At Collider’s TIFF media studio on the Cinema Heart at MARBL, Linklater sat down with Steve Weintraub to debate the various weird costumes the Prime Gun: Maverick star dons all through the movie’s runtime.
Powell’s outfits are excess of simply wardrobe modifications. He additionally provides tattoos, make-up, and rather more in an effort to separate Gary’s numerous personas. Every of his many appearances is tailored to coincide along with his mark, reworking him from his mild-mannered philosophy professor day job into the whole lot from a redneck to a horny lone-wolf killer and far, a lot weirder. Gary’s most important persona, the aforementioned lone wolf Ron, is his go-to for a lot of the movie as he springs into motion to assist a girl escape her abusive husband. Linklater liked the collaboration on set with the outfits and mentioned the reveal of Glen in full costume turned heads each time:
Of all of the seems Linklater noticed, his private favourite got here in on the finish, making an unforgettable coup de grâce for the shoot. He described it as if Powell was kidnapped from the set and changed with an alien creature, including:
Linklater and Powell co-wrote Hit Man as a considerably true story based mostly on an article penned by Skip Hollandsworth. This movie marks their fourth collaboration, but it surely’s additionally the primary time they’ve ever taken up writing duties collectively on a mission. The remainder of the solid options Adria Arjona, Retta, Austin Amelio, and Molly Bernard.
There’s presently no launch date for Hit Man. For now, take a look at our full interview with Linklater beneath and keep tuned right here at Collider for extra protection from TIFF 2023.