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Glen Powell Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics, Blames Paramount Marketing Cuts for ‘The Running Man’ Box Office Performance

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hollywood Reporter

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The actor told Esquire that engaging in political conversations was "not presently possible" and that Paramount "let go of an entire marketing department a month before ['The Running Man'] came out in the middle of a merger."…

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  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:58:49 UTC.

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