Glen Powell isn’t interested in discussing politics. In an Esquire cover story published Tuesday, the actor said that despite his mother Cyndy Powell’s role in the U.S. Treasury Department under the Reagan administration, political talk never entered their household conversations. 'Thank God,' he said. He described political discourse as a 'worst version of a conversation' — divisive, unproductive, and increasingly unhealthy. 'I genuinely do not like the discourse,' he added. 'It’s not as healthy as it once was.' He acknowledged that others may be driven to engage, but for him, 'my calling is elsewhere.' This stance places him in a growing cohort of Hollywood figures distancing themselves from public political commentary. Sydney Sweeney, his co-star in Anyone But You, echoed this sentiment in a January Cosmopolitan interview, stating she has 'never been here to talk about politics' and doesn’t plan to confirm her beliefs. She emphasized her focus on storytelling and human connection: 'I don’t believe in hate in any form. I believe we should all love each other and have respect and understanding for one another.' Jennifer Lawrence, too, recently questioned whether celebrity voices influence elections, telling The New York Times’ The Interview podcast that during Trump’s first term, she felt like 'a chicken with my head cut off', but later concluded that 'celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for.' Her reflection points to a broader unease among stars about the impact of their words. Meanwhile, Powell turned his attention to the box office performance of The Running Man, which released on November 14, 2025. He blamed a major studio restructuring at Paramount, saying the company let go of an entire marketing department just a month before the film’s release, during a merger. The Hollywood Reporter had reported on October 29, 2025, that Paramount had initiated a wave of staff cuts affecting roughly 1,000 jobs. THR reached out to Paramount for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.