Affable, charming, handsome man Glen Powell has made a name for himself in recent years, mostly by playing affable, charming, handsome leading men. For the star of Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" remake , he owes much of that success to a Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran and his similarly charming on-screen performance. Speaking to GQ , Powell credited Chris Pratt's portrayal of Star-Lord in 2014's "Guardians of the Galaxy" as prompting a shift in Hollywood that allowed for more upbeat, positive leading men to come to the fore. "There's no doubt it really helped — not being brooding or dark," reasoned Powell, who otherwise recalled an era where the industry was dominated by brooding sad boys.

In Powell's view, it was Robert Pattinson who kicked off the golden era of lugubrious loner

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