Glen Powell and family wearingElfcostumes in New York City.Photo:Glen Powell/Instagram
Glen Powell/Instagram
There’s room for everyone onGlen Powell’s nice list!
TheAnyone But Youactor, 35, and his family got into theChristmasspirit recently as they donned matching costumes that mirrored the oneWill Ferrellwears as the lovable Buddy inElf.
“We’re here in New York City forAnyone But You,and my familycelebrates Christmas a little differently,” said Powell in a video posted to his Instagram Wednesday before it cut to a montage of the group running around the Big Apple, recreating scenes from the 2003 holiday classic.
Amongthe memorable momentsthey paid homage to included a visit to Santa (only for Powell to tell him he smells like beef and cheese and that he sits on a throne of lies, of course), the elves' “four main food groups” (candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup), a ride in a revolving door, singing “Santa Claus is Comin' to Town” in Central Park and more.
Powell even flawlessly recreated the scene where Buddy sees an escalator for the first time, doing a split to ride it up instead of walking or standing on a single step when he’s not sure what to do.
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Glen Powell takes New York City inElfcostume.Glen Powell/Instagram
At the end of the clip, Powell and his loved ones mimic the moment Buddy sees the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree for the first time, gazing up at a billboard forAnyone But Youand saying in starry-eyed unison, “Wow.”
“It’s nice to be born into a family who shares my affinity for elf culture,” Powell wrote in his caption, quoting one ofBuddy’s lines from the movie.
“My god I love you and your family so much.⛄️🖤,” wroteAaron Paul, whileRachel Zeglerchimed in with a simple, “I’m stressed.”
“POWELLS!!!! ❤️😂,” saidDermot Mulroney.
PEOPLErecently spoke toElfcast membersZooey DeschanelandMary Steenburgenfor theJon Favreau-directed comedy’s20th anniversary, where they talked about experiencing Ferrell, 56, as Buddy on set.
According to Steenburgen, 70, she, the lateJames Caanand even Ferrell would sometimes “ruin a take a little bit from laughing,” because “the visual” of the latter in costume as Buddy “was constantly funny.”
“You didn’t really get used to it,” theAcademy Awardwinner said. “I think we’re all used to it more now than any of us were then, because we’d never seen it on posters or on sides of buses or any of that. And so we did tend to just enjoy it so much.”
Asked about her favorite moment from the set, Deschanel, 43, recalled to PEOPLE, “Laughing so hard I had to hide from the camera whenBuddy is attacking the fake Santa Claus!”
Will Ferrell as Buddy inElf(2003).Alan Markfield/New Line Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Alan Markfield/New Line Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
As for Powell, he is gearing up to release his new romantic comedyAnyone But Youalongside costarSydney Sweeney.
The two play Bea and Ben, who find themselvespretending to be a coupleat a destination wedding in Australia despite their mutual disdain for one another.
Anyone But Youis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
