Glen Powell starring in Judd Apatow country music film in Savannah, Macon
Busy actor Glen Powell, who has been shooting the second season of Hulu dramedy “Chad Powers” in metro Atlanta, will be returning to Georgia later this year for a Judd Apatow comedy.
Dubbed “Comeback King,” it’s set to shoot in Macon and Savannah in June.
According to Deadline, the movie will star Powell as a country artist in a career free fall. Cristin Milioti, who won an Emmy for her scene-stealing role in “The Penguin,” has also been cast in the film.
CL Casting, which seeks background actors for films and TV shows, sent out a posting this week on social media for the movie.
“Casting talent, ages 18+, open ethnicity, with country music royalty vibes,” the social media post said. “Do people say you look like a famous country singer? That you look just like someone famous? Do you have the country artist look? This is for you!”
Apatow is known for films such as “Knocked Up,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Bridesmaids.” He will direct the project and is co-writing the script with Powell.
The director came to Atlanta in the fall of 2024 to host a fundraiser for Hurricane Helene victims at the Variety Playhouse.
Apatow shot “Anchorman 2″ in Atlanta in 2013 and his wife, Leslie Mann, acted in the comedy “The Change-Up,” which was produced in Atlanta in 2011.
At the time, he lamented the difficulties of getting mid-budget comedies like his to theaters.
“I don’t think it’s a rejection from the audience,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the time. “Studios just haven’t made the investment. Comedy is still important. Look at ‘Barbie’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ They’re comedy-based. I think if someone made ‘The Hangover’ today, it’d still be as big as it was then.”
