Glen Powell Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Glen Powell is heading back to theaters early next year as the lead of a freshly titled A24 feature. The studio is set to release writer-director John Patton Ford's How to Make a Killing in theaters Feb. 20, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Margaret Qualley and Ed Harris also star in the thriller film that previously had been titled Huntington. How to Make a Killing is inspired by director Robert Hamer's 1949 British crime movie Kind Hearts and Coronets. The new film centers on Becket Redfellow (Powell), who has been cast aside by his phenomenally wealthy family and will go to any lengths necessary to ensure his inheritance. Related Stories Movies Lee Pace on 'The Running Man' and the Thought of 'Halt and Catch Fire' in 2025 Movies Original 'Running Man' Writer Reacts to Glen Powell Movie's Soft Opening: "I Was Rooting for It" Ford's script landed on the Black List back in 2014 when it was known as Rothchild. Shia LaBeouf and Mel Gibson had been attached to star in the project for director Jon S. Baird. Jessica Henwick, Zach Woods, Topher Grace and Bill Camp round out the How to Make a Killing cast. Also slated for release on Feb. 20 are 20th Century Studios' horror title Psycho Killer and Lionsgate's I Can Only Imagine 2. During a recent conversation with THR, Powell emphasized that he was excited for How to Make a Killing to hit theaters soon. "There's going to be a new title that we will probably be debuting here in the next few weeks," he said of the project losing the Huntington moniker. "But the movie is fantastic, and John Patton Ford is a great filmmaker. I can't wait for people to see it." Powell has become one of Hollywood's most in-demand leading men following the success of Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone but You and Twisters. His forthcoming projects include the new J.J. Abrams movie Ghostwriter, alongside Jenna Ortega, Emma Mackey and Samuel L. Jackson. Powell can currently be seen in Paramount's The Running Man, which underperformed at the box office in its opening weekend. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Oscars 2026 Emma Thompson Boards Oscar Contender 'Jane Austen's Period Drama' as "Executive Menstrual Advisor": "A Bloody Little Gem" (Exclusive) Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Says He Is "Fighting the Tides" to Keep Movies Like 'Hamnet' in Theaters So It's "Not Just Blockbuster" Films on the Big Screen Niki Caro Niki Caro Confronts Hollywood's Backslide on Women Behind the Camera as She Leads Camerimage Jury Range Media Free Range: Hollywood's Disruptive Management Start-Up Hits the Five-Year Mark One Battle After Another Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads With 8 Nods Wicked: For Good Brush Up On Everything Happening in Oz Before 'Wicked: For Good' This Weekend Oscars 2026 Emma Thompson Boards Oscar Contender 'Jane Austen's Period Drama' as "Executive Menstrual Advisor": "A Bloody Little Gem" (Exclusive) Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Says He Is "Fighting the Tides" to Keep Movies Like 'Hamnet' in Theaters So It's "Not Just Blockbuster" Films on the Big Screen Niki Caro Niki Caro Confronts Hollywood's Backslide on Women Behind the Camera as She Leads Camerimage Jury Range Media Free Range: Hollywood's Disruptive Management Start-Up Hits the Five-Year Mark One Battle After Another Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads With 8 Nods Wicked: For Good Brush Up On Everything Happening in Oz Before 'Wicked: For Good' This Weekend