Glen Powell Shares Heartfelt Tale of Adopting Dog Brisket During Twisters Filming: ‘I Felt Compelled to…’
Glen Powell recently shared a heartwarming backstory about how he adopted his adorable dog named Brisket while filming his latest disaster film, Twisters. Powell said that he had always wanted to have a dog, revealing that he was going through a rough patch and came across a picture of Brisket, and that’s when he felt a strong urge to become a pet owner. Read on further to know how the Top Gun: Maverick actor went above and beyond to adopt his little pup.
Glen Powell recalls how he adopted his dog Brisket
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Glen Powell opened up about his experience filming Lee Isaac Chung’s film Twisters. Powell also revealed an anecdote about how he adopted his dog Brisket, a terrier-poodle mix, from the Labelle Foundation. The actor shared that he was going through a “breakup” while he was in Enid, Oklahoma, filming Twisters.
He said he had always wanted to have a dog, and this desire was something he often thought about, noting, but it was “somewhere in this coffee shop in Enid… I don’t even know how to describe it. I just had the desire to be a father.”
Glen Powell says he sent a ‘depressing video’ of himself to get Brisket
The outlet noted that Glen Powell revealed that he follows many dog adoption and rescue accounts on Instagram, and he came across a picture of Brisket and knew the adoption process would be challenging.
Powell asked his friends to vouch for him, noting that he “messaged saying, ‘Please put in a good word for me.” The Anyone But You movie actor said that he even sent a “heartbreaking, depressing” clip of himself to explain to them why he needed this dog.
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It worked well in his favor, as the actor mentioned he visited Los Angeles to finally get Brisket, saying that his cast members “knew how excited I was.” The actor added that he had the most “adorable” picture of his dog in his Twisters chair, noting that Brisket became “sort of a mascot” for the movie set.
Meanwhile, Lee Isaac Chung’s film Twisters will hit theaters on 19 July 2024. The film features Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Maura Tierney, and David Corenswet, among many others.