Glen Powell’s parents hilariously troll him on the Hit Man red carpet in Austin as he’s inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

Glen Powell celebrated the premiere of his new movie Hit Man and his induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame… even though his own parents hilariously made fun of him.

The 35-year-old actor returned to his hometown of Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, where the premiere and induction took place at the Paramount Theater.

As he walked the red carpet, his parents Glen Sr. stood by. and Cyndy at his side, holding up signs mocking his fame, using quotes from the 2004 film Mean Girls.

Powell’s mother Cyndy – dressed in a black dress – held up a sign that read: ‘Stop trying to make Glen Powell happen.’

His father Glen Sr., dressed in a gray suit, held up another sign that read, “It will never happen.”

Powell’s mother Cyndy – wearing a black dress – held up a sign that read: ‘Stop Trying to Make Glen Powell Happen’

Glen Jr. – who wore a brown polka dot shirt under a gray suit jacket with matching trousers and white shoes – took it all in stride and posed next to the plates on his big night.

The Austin Film Society announced in late March that, in conjunction with this premiere, they would induct Powell into their Texas Film Hall of Fame.

Richard Linklater – who founded The Austin Film Society and is directing Hit Man from a script he co-wrote with Powell in his screenplay debut – was proud to induct Powell into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.

“It is an honor to be part of the induction of a fellow Austinite, my friend and collaborator Glen Powell, into the Texas Film Hall of Fame,” Linklater began.

“The Texas Film Hall of Fame recognizes Texans who have had a lasting impact on film culture, and Glen has already achieved this milestone,” he continued.

Hit Man is based on the bizarre true story of Gary Johnson, a seemingly mild-mannered professor from Houston who lives alone with his two cats.

What no one knew was that he was also a fake assassin, working with the police to help them arrest people who wanted others dead.

The film version – based on Skip Hollandsworth’s 2001 Texas Monthly article – follows Powell as Johnson, whose life is turned upside down when he falls in love with a woman (Adria Arjona) who tries to hire him.

Glen Jr. – who rocked a brown polka dot shirt under a gray suit jacket with matching trousers and white shoes – took it all in stride and posed next to the signs on his big night

Richard Linklater (right) – who founded The Austin Film Society and is directing Hit Man from a script he co-wrote with Powell in his screenplay debut – was proud to induct Powell into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.

Hit Man is based on the bizarre true story of Gary Johnson, a seemingly mild-mannered professor from Houston who lives alone with his two cats.

What no one knew was that he was also a fake assassin, working with the police to help them arrest people who wanted others dead.

Powell had collaborated with Linklater, a colleague from Austin, Texas, on 2006’s Fast Food Nation, 2016’s Everybody Wants Some and 2022’s Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Powell had collaborated with Linklater, a colleague from Austin, Texas, on 2006’s Fast Food Nation, 2016’s Everybody Wants Some and 2022’s Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, they began discussing ideas about how Hollandsworth’s article could be turned into a film, which led to them sharing a writing credit for the first time, and Powell’s first-ever screenwriting credit.

This is also the second collaboration between Linklater and Hollandsworth, who wrote the January 1998 Texas Monthly article that became the 2011 film Bernie.

Hit Man debuted last fall at the Venice Film Festival and then at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Netflix picked up the film for $20 million, more than doubling its $8.8 million budget.

The film will have a small theatrical release on May 24 before debuting worldwide on Netflix on June 7.