Glen Powell Breaks Silence on Rumored Twisters Sequel Role – Everything We Know

Hollywood favorite Glen Powell just powered up his blockbuster résumé, officially joining Nintendo and Illumination’s expanding cinematic universe as the voice of Star Fox legend Fox McCloud in the newly announced Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Variety broke the news early Friday, revealing that the Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone But You star revealed the role in a playful Instagram video that instantly rocketed across social feeds and the Google Trends charts. The animated adventure, set for a 2027 holiday release, will reunite Illumination with Nintendo after the record-shattering success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. While plot details remain under wraps, insiders say Powell’s Fox McCloud will help Mario and Rosalina defend the cosmos from a rogue Bowser, opening the door for a long-rumored Star Fox spin-off. Production art teased during Nintendo’s spring Direct showed the Arwing pilot flanking Mario against a swirling cosmic backdrop, sparking immediate fan speculation about cross-franchise missions. Powell’s casting continues his hot streak with major IP. In 2025 he voiced Lock in Disney’s Wish Upon a Star and stole scenes as Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick; landing Fox McCloud positions him at the center of yet another multibillion-dollar brand. Industry analysts predict the move will super-charge his family-friendly appeal while keeping his name trending through the film’s long marketing runway. The Galaxy news caps a busy month for the Austin native. Earlier this week Deadline confirmed that Powell will produce The Death Roll, a high-adrenaline crocodile thriller for Lionsgate that begins shooting this summer. Meanwhile, Paramount+ announced that his 2024 sci-fi vehicle The Running Man just claimed the platform’s #1 movie spot, underscoring his bankability across genres. Social media response to the Fox McCloud reveal has been overwhelmingly positive. Gaming influencers applauded Powell’s natural swagger as a perfect fit for the cocky starfighter, while film critics lauded Illumination’s continued A-list casting strategy. Within hours, #GlenPowell and #FoxMcCloud were trending worldwide on X, and fan art flooded Reddit’s r/Nintendo. With cameras about to roll on JJ Abrams’ fantasy epic The Great Beyond and awards buzz still echoing from Hit Man, Powell’s schedule shows no signs of slowing down. Yet the actor told fans in his announcement video that voicing Fox McCloud “fulfills a childhood dream,” hinting that he grew up mastering barrel rolls on a Nintendo 64. Between a galaxy-spanning Mario crossover, a reptile-thriller producer credit, and streaming dominance, Glen Powell’s 2026 is shaping up to be his most meteoric year yet. Expect the star to keep soaring — and performing the occasional aerial loop — as Hollywood’s new go-to leading man in both live-action and animation.