HARDY Reveals He’ll Make Cameo in Glen Powell’s Upcoming Country Music Comedy ‘The Comeback King’

HARDY has revealed that he is set to make a cameo in Universal Pictures’ upcoming film The Comeback King, starring Glen Powell.

While fans previously saw HARDY try his hand in acting in the 2022 music video for his and Lainey Wilson’s “wait in the truck,” this marks his first appearance in a feature film, where he’ll play himself and even has a few speaking lines.

Powell gave fans a sneak peek at the country music comedy film during this year’s CMA Fest in Nashville, making a surprise appearance at Nissan Stadium amid the nightly show. The actor walked onstage, poured a beer into a cowboy boot, chugged it in a classic “shoey” moment and tossed the boot into the crowd before revealing the moment was being filmed for The Comeback King.

During a recent conversation with Audacy’s Katie Neal, HARDY was asked if he knew any details regarding what to expect from the new movie. He smirked and then confirmed he’ll appear in the film but admitted he couldn’t share much more about his role just yet.

“It’s funny and I will say this, I think this is fine. It’s the hardest acting I’ve ever had to do because of how funny it is and the lines that got fed to me and the other person in the scene in real time and they’re like, ‘okay, now say this,’” he recalled. “I felt like I was watching SuperBad, but I was like the actor. And I was laughing not because the line was funny, but because I know how funny it’s going to be when I see it, if that makes sense.”

He also hinted at the fact that he won’t be the only country artist making an appearance in the story, which follows the journey of a former world-famous country-western star (played by Glen Powell) whose career has hit rock bottom.

“There’s a lot of cameos…I don’t know if I know many people that haven’t been involved in it,” HARDY noted.

The Mississippi native also gushed over Glen Powell, calling him “the nicest, coolest, kind, humble” person and credits him to taking the time to really get acquainted with the country music community in order to property portray his character.

“I got to sit in a room and he… I don’t think this is giving too much away. He’s already been talking about it, but he’s immersed himself into the culture. It reminds me of what Post Malone did where he didn’t just come here and write with all the big people. He wanted to write with the songwriters and learn about all that. And Glen really came to town and kind, of more or less, I guess method acting and he wants to learn about the town to play the character better.”

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This was a completely new experience for HARDY as he told Neal that his role in the “wait in the truck” music video took him out of his comfort zone in a different way.

“I was out of my comfort zone with acting distressed or whatever you want to call it…I saw somebody post something about a scene from it the other day and like shooting the guy and putting myself in that moment and stuff like that. That’s not just normal music video stuff.”

He adds that if he were to jump in front of the camera for any future roles, he can only imagine playing himself, just like he does in The Comeback King.

“You know how people like Vince Vaughn and certain people just play themselves? I feel like that’s the only way I can do it because I’ve thought about how hard it would be for Johnny Depp to become a completely different person and how good, like Jared Leto, some of these people are just great at becoming a different person. There’s no way I could do that, I don’t think.”

He adds, “It’s weird in a very creative way, but I think it takes a very special person to become a different human being for months at a time.”

Fans will have to wait until The Comeback King hits theaters on February 5, 2027, to catch HARDY’s cameo and see which other country stars make appearances throughout the film.