"The Running Man may be out of steam, but Paramount is entering uncharted waters with Glen Powell. Per Variety, Powell is producing an R-rated teen comedy for Paramount called The Fuckboat. Variety's reporting makes no mention of the Chad Powers star putting on a thick layer of prosthetics to pose as a pimple-faced teenager to sneak aboard the boat. Still, we could imagine him playing, perhaps, a permissive older sibling who helps his little bro procure access to said Fuckboat."
"The Fuckboat continues to show Powell's interest in making studio comedies as a part of his whole star persona. In addition to preparing the Fuckboat for the water, Barnstorm is currently developing projects with Barry Jenkins, Ron Howard, and Judd Apatow. Yet Powell's ascent to becoming the heir apparent to Tom Cruise has been mixed at best. This fall was supposed to be his big coming out, offering the one-two punch of Chad Powers and Running Man."
"Neither moved the needle much, with Powers disappearing into the void of streaming shows, despite Powell sporting a big honking nose and a funny voice. Similarly, Powell's star power did not make Running Man the must-see film of the season. However, it did allow the star to indulge his affinity for disguise once again. His next crack at leading-man immortality is A24's How To Make Killing, which comes out in February."
Paramount is developing an R-rated high-concept teen comedy called The Fuckboat, produced by Glen Powell through his company Barnstorm. The screenplay was written by Caroline Glenn and Sean Doherty and is positioned in the vein of Risky Business and Easy A. Caroline Glenn has a forthcoming first novel, Cruelty Free, and Sean Doherty previously worked on Conan and currently produces for Team Coco. Barnstorm is also developing projects with Barry Jenkins, Ron Howard, and Judd Apatow. Powell's recent films Chad Powers and Running Man underperformed commercially and critically, and Powell has another lead role in A24's How To Make Killing releasing in February.
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