‘Hit Man’s Glen Powell and Richard Linklater Were Drawn to ‘Desperate and Weird’ True Story for Netflix Romcom

Richard Linklater and leading man/co-writer Glen Powell first conceived the idea for “Hit Man” during the pandemic after Powell shared an article about a real-life professor-turned-hitman named Gary Johnson. Linklater said he was immediately drawn in by the bizarre duality of Johnson’s life. “It’s…

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