US EditionGlen Powell to Star in Ron Howard’s New Firefighter Movie From Amazon MGM Studios | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
- Amazon MGM Studios is producing an untitled firefighter film directed by Ron Howard, starring Glen Powell, announced on June 17, 2025.
- The project originated from a pitch by screenwriter Christina Hodson about childhood friends turned firefighters facing deadly Texas fires and relationship struggles.
- Ron Howard, known for directing the 1991 firefighter film Backdraft, collaborates with Glen Powell and producers from Imagine Entertainment and Barnstorm on this film.
- Hodson’s credits include Bumblebee , Birds of Prey , and The Flash , while Powell’s recent works include starring in The Running Man releasing November 7.
- The film adds a notable story about friendship and courage to Amazon MGM’s slate, potentially leveraging Howard’s firefighting expertise and Powell’s rising career.
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The film follows two childhood friends who, as adults and experienced firefighters, are confronted with a series of fires in Texas.
Glen Powell to Star in Ron Howard’s New Firefighter Movie From Amazon MGM Studios | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Glen Powell to Star in Ron Howard’s New Firefighter Movie From Amazon MGM Studios Glen Powell is adding a new role to his name! The 36-year-old Anyone But You actor has signed on to star in an upcoming firefighter movie from Amazon MGM Studios.…
Glen Powell to Star in Firefighter Movie for Ron Howard, Amazon MGM
Amazon MGM has preemptively acquired a pitch for an untitled firefighter film that will star Glen Powell with Ron Howard directing and Christina Hodson writing the screenplay. Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Powell’s production banner Barnstorm came up with the idea of the actor and director collaborating on a film and approached Hodson to come up with a pitch for the film. Hodson returned with an idea for a story about disparate childhood fr…
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