Los Angeles, Oct 26 (NationPress) Hollywood star Glen Powell has revealed why he insists on executing his own thrilling stunts in films. He believes that performing these stunts personally ensures that viewers feel they are getting their money's worth when purchasing tickets to see his movies.

The 37-year-old actor expresses his concern about audiences feeling disappointed upon discovering that stunt scenes are often created using green screens and computer-generated imagery (CGI), according to ‘Female First UK’.

In an interview with the ‘Saturday Guardian’ magazine, Glen explained, “It really sells it because if the audience know that you are in peril, there is an inherent investment. I believe you have to give the audience their value in the ticket. If people are actively going to the cinema, getting a babysitter, maybe doing dinner, you've got to justify that ticket price.”

He continued, “And that's what Tom (Cruise) always talks about, you have to have skin on the line. If they're showing up for you, you've got to show up for them.”

According to ‘Female First UK’, Glen performs “non-stop, bad a**” stunts in his latest film, ‘The Running Man’, providing audiences with his “authentic” reactions throughout the dystopian thriller.

In the film, he portrays Ben Richards, a contestant in a game show where participants, known as “runners,” must evade a team of deadly Hunters determined to eliminate them. Surviving for 30 days earns a runner a staggering $1 billion.

As part of his character, Glen is seen “jumping off exploding bridges” and tumbling off rooftops. His 63-year-old co-star from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, Tom Cruise, who also performs his own stunts, shared invaluable advice with Glen to enhance his stunt sequences.

Glen recounted, “The fact that Tom is such a close friend now, when I got ‘The Running Man,’ he was literally my first call. I said, 'Dude, you've been doing this for decades’. He has picked up every trick in the book. And he's so generous, I thought I was going to talk to him for 10 minutes.”

“He stayed on the phone for two hours plus. He's like, 'Tell me some of the stunts you're doing’. I said, 'OK, I'm jumping off exploding bridges, falling off roofs’. He said, 'Are you running at night?' Yes. 'OK, that means you'll probably wrap at five in the morning. Don't do any sprinting shots at five in the morning. Your body's going to be out of whack, and you'll get hurt. They're always going to do a wetdown at night’. So Tom says, 'That's fine if you're running straight. If you're taking a corner, no’. He goes, 'If you're hanging 11 stories up, make sure people see how high you are. Make sure the shot reflects depth and dimension. You are selling the fact that you are doing these things’,” he added.