Glen Powell's next thriller gets a new name - and a date
If you've been waiting on Glen Powell (movies and tv series)'s next big-screen turn, here's the update: A24 has retitled Huntington to How to Make a Killing and set a theatrical release for February 20, 2026. It's a clean, memorable title - and it tells you exactly what kind of movie this wants to be: sharp, dark, and maybe a little wicked.
The date lands Powell opposite two very different plays on the calendar - 20th Century Studios' Psycho Killer and Lionsgate's I Can Only Imagine 2 - which makes late February feel a bit more crowded than usual for genre fans. Good problem to have.
What this movie actually is
How to Make a Killing is written and directed by John Patton Ford (movies and tv series), who broke out with Emily the Criminal. It's loosely inspired by the 1949 classic Kind Hearts and Coronets, which should ring a bell if you like your thrillers served with jet-black humor. If you need a refresher on that touchstone, the BFI's overview is a helpful snapshot of the tone this could be flirting with: BFI film page.
Powell plays Becket Redfellow, a man cut off from an obscenely wealthy family who'll do what it takes to claw back his inheritance. You can almost hear the score tightening already.
The cast is stacked
- Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow
- Margaret Qualley (movies and tv series)
- Bill Camp (movies and tv series)
- Ed Harris (movies and tv series)
- Jessica Henwick (movies and tv series)
- Zach Woods (movies and tv series)
- Topher Grace (movies and tv series)
- Raff Law (movies and tv series)
On paper, that's a precise mix of gravitas (Harris, Camp), oddball smarts (Woods, Grace), and unpredictable energy (Qualley, Henwick). Which fits a darkly comic thriller trying to keep you off balance.
A script with a history
Ford's screenplay appeared on the Black List back in 2014. At one point, Shia LaBeouf (movies and tv series) and Mel Gibson (movies and tv series) were attached with Jon S. Baird (movies and tv series) set to direct - one of those almost-made versions that tells you the story's been attracting interest for years. Now it's Ford's movie, end to end.
So why the retitle now?
Honestly, "Huntington" sounds like a location. "How to Make a Killing" sounds like a promise. It signals the tone (crime, humor, ambition) in six words, and it's easier to market in a crowded slate. Powell himself teased the change recently, telling THR the movie is "fantastic" and that he "can't wait for people to see it." Source for the date-and-title update is here: The Hollywood Reporter.
Where this fits in Powell's hot streak
Powell's been on a roll since Top Gun: Maverick, then proved he could carry a rom-com with Anyone But You, and helped drive a big summer crowd with Twisters. He's also toplining The Running Man (2025), which had a soft opening, and has Ghostwriter on deck with J.J. Abrams (movies and tv series), Jenna Ortega (movies and tv series), Emma Mackey (movies and tv series), and Samuel L. Jackson (movies and tv series). Busy is an understatement.
Here's what this could mean: sliding a stylish, star-driven thriller into late February gives A24 room to build word of mouth. And if that rumored trailer playing in select showings of The Running Man is true, the studio's already seeding curiosity with the exact audience that might show up first.
The takeaway
New title. Firm date. A filmmaker with something to say and a lead actor who keeps showing new gears. If How to Make a Killing leans into the cool cruelty of its inspiration and the cast's sly strengths, it could be the kind of mid-winter thriller that sneaks up on people - and sticks.
