AUSTIN, Texas — Glen Powell is now a member of the Texas Film Hall of Fame after the Austin premiere of “Hit Man” at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, his latest film with director and fellow Texan, Richard Linklater.

What You Need To Know

  • Austin native Glen Powell was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on Wednesday at the premiere of “Hit Man” at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin

  • The film — inspired by a true story written by Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly in 2001 — centers on a professor who discovers he has a hidden talent as a fake hit man

  • Powell’s rise to superstardom has been driven by his roles in hit movies like “Anyone But You” alongside Sydney Sweeney and “Top Gun: Maverick” alongside Tom Cruise and Miles Teller

  • It’s not the leading man’s first time working with Linklater. Powell starred in the Texas director’s “Everybody Wants Some!!,” “Apollo 10 ½” and “Fast Food Nation"

The Texas Film Hall of Fame honors those who have made a significant contribution to Texas film and inducts new members each year.

It’s not the leading man’s first time working with Linklater. Powell has starred in the Texas director’s “Everybody Wants Some!!,” “Apollo 10 ½” and “Fast Food Nation.”

“Hit Man” premiered on May 15 in Austin, where Powell was inducted into the coveted list of Texas film greats by Linklater and the Austin Film Society.

The film — inspired by a true story written by Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly in 2001 — centers on a professor who discovers he has a hidden talent as a fake hit man.

Powell has had a recent rise to superstardom with hit movies like the rom-com revival “Anyone But You” alongside Sydney Sweeney and “Top Gun: Maverick” alongside Tom Cruise and Miles Teller.

The Austin native will also star in “Twisters” later this year alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, a spinoff of the 1996 film “Twister.”

Linklater founded AFS in 1985 to create more opportunities for filmmakers in Austin and Texas and to bring people together through film.