Last year, Powell starred in Universal’s big-screen hit Twisters and Richard Linklater’s Netflix film Hit Man, with Powell also producing and co-writing the latter. He recently wrapped production on revenge thriller Huntington for A24 and Studio Canal and stars in Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man for Paramount that hits theaters this fall.

Glen Powell and Judd Apatow will cowrite an untitled comedy for Universal Pictures, with Powell starring and Apatow directing.

Universal Pictures is fast-tracking an untitled original comedy about a country western star in free fall from Judd Apatow ("Trainwreck," "King Of Staten Island") and Glen Powell ("Twisters," "Hit Man"),