"We never wanted that character to fall into a trope." Netflix has revealed a fun making of featurette for Richard Linklater's beloved
Hit Man movie – the incredible new "hitman" comedy set in Texas. It will be streaming on Netflix later this week. The film first premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last year, with a rapturous premiere where audiences went nuts for (
read my full review). It also went on to play at TIFF, NYFF, London and Sundance. From the Oscar-nominated writer / director Richard Linklater, starring the great
Glen Powell alongside
Adria Arjona, comes
Hit Man. Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a "hit man" meets his match with a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities. Co-written by Linklater & Powell and inspired by a true story, it's a cleverly existential comedy about identity. It also stars
Austin Amelio,
Retta,
Sanjay Rao, and
Evan Holtzman. While I really don't think Netflix is handling this release correctly, I'm happy to support the movie anyway & remind everyone it's out soon on Netflix. There's not enough behind-the-scenes in this but it's nice to enjoy anyway. //
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