“I consider it the best special element in Twisters.”

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Glen Powell’s rescued puppy Brisket is taking over the internet. Just days after attending the U.S. premiere of Tornadoes beside the Anyone but you Dashing bow-tie-wearing actor Brisket has now officially landed his first major U.S. media splash, and we’re obsessed.

The 15th of July, Weekly Entertainment launched a special offer Tornadoes cover featuring Glen Powell holding his rescued puppy Brisket in honor of the film’s premiere on July 19, 2024.

In an accompanying article, Powell waxed poetic about adopting Brisket. Powell said Well that he had “always wanted to have a dog” and that he wanted to start after “going through a breakup”.

Powell adopted Brisket, an older poodle-terrier mix, from the Labelle Foundation in the middle of filming Tornadoes. He announced the adoption last July on Instagram, writing, “It’s a tough world out there, so I figured it was time to hire a real bodyguard… Meet Brisket – 1.5 pounds of raw power. Can’t wait to embark on all of life’s adventures with this guy!”

“(Getting a dog) was something I thought about a lot, but it was somewhere in this coffee shop in Enid… I don’t even know how to describe it; I just had this desire to be a father,” Powell said. WellThat’s when fate struck and Powell came across a photo of Brisket on Instagram. He immediately rallied his friends to vouch for him to make sure the adoption went through.

“I literally sent a message saying, ‘Please put in a good word for me.’ I sent them a heartbreaking, depressing video of me explaining why I needed this dog,” he shared. The move paid off, and before he knew it, he took a weekend off from filming and was on his way to Los Angeles to pick up Brisket.

“I literally felt like a new father, I didn’t sleep while filming that movie,” Powell shared, admitting that he spent half his time working and the other half cage training Brisket.

During filming, Brisket would sit in Powell’s chair and sleep, the actor shared. “I had the cutest picture of Brisket in my Tornadoes “He was sitting in a chair at the rodeo. But he really became a sort of set mascot in this movie. It’s just adorable.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Powell called Brisket a “magical gift,” saying he was eternally grateful for “the way he brings me so much joy and brings joy to everyone around me.”

“Movie sets can be very lonely places and it’s interesting to see a dog that fills you with love,” he added. “It brings a cast together even more. There’s something wonderful about animals, the way they can break down barriers and accelerate friendships and things like that. So yeah, Brisket was amazing. I consider him the best special element of Tornadoes” . “

While this is the first time Powell has spoken about Brisket in detail, it’s not the first time the feisty dog ​​has graced the cover of a magazine. Last May, Powell and Brisket covered British news. GQThe hype is building. “Beef brisket has gone international,” Powell wrote in his post promoting the interview, but global domination Really it starts now.

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Originally published on Teen Vogue

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