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Making his acting debut very soon. In case you haven’t heard, Glen Powell, the Hollywood star from movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, is teaming up with director Judd Apatow (the mind behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and The King of Staten Island) to take a stab at a country music comedy film. Powell and Apatow actually wrote the script for the feature together, and there’s apparently a lot of faith in the idea. Universal Pictures reportedly fast-tracked the original comedy, and they’ve been able to fill out the cast with some big names. Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, How I Met Your Mother) and Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story) are also set to star in the movie. Additionally, comedian Stavros Halkias has also been attached to the film, being set to play the agent of Glen Powell’s character. And there won’t just be star power on the screen in this upcoming comedy. The country music movie is going to have some star power in the songwriting department as well. Judd Apatow shared with The Wrap that he’s enlisted two of country music’s best songwriters to help out with original songs for the country comedy: “The songwriting is being led by Lukas Nelson and ERNEST, and we’ve had a lot of fun.” Last month, Powell made a surprise appearance at CMA Fest in Nashville, shooting a scene of him doing a “Nashville shoey” in front of a jam-packed crowd in Nissan Stadium. After shooting the scene, Powell would tell the crowd that The Comeback King is for country fans. Additionally, he’d reveal that, along with Nelson and ERNEST, other country stars will also be either involved in the soundtrack or making appearances in the film. “This movie is for you guys. This is for the fans of country music… I just wanted to say, this movie is with the best songwriters in Nashville. It’s with the best [and] biggest stars in Nashville. It’s for all of you. CMA Fest, this is for the fans.” View this post on Instagram Recently, the latest star has been revealed to appear in the film, and it’s none other than ERNEST’s long-time writing partner, HARDY. On a recent appearance on Katie Neal’s Katie & Company, the “McArthur” singer would confirm that he has a cameo in the upcoming movie. Though he couldn’t reveal much about his role, he’d explain that the scene he shot for the film was so funny, he could barely keep it together while filming. He’d go as far as to say it felt like watching Superbad in real time while on set. “It’s funny, and I will say this. It’s the hardest acting I’ve ever had to do because of how funny it is. The lines that got fed to me and the other person in the scene in real time, and they’re like, ‘Now say this.’ I felt like I was watching ‘Superbad,’ but I was the actor. I was laughing, not because the line was funny, but because I know how funny it’s gonna be when I see it.” The “TRUCK BED” singer would also confirm that there’s a bunch of other artists set to appear in the film as cameos, claiming he doesn’t know many people who aren’t set to make an appearance at this point. “There’s a lot of cameos. I don’t know if I know many people that haven’t been involved in it.” HARDY and other country stars will make their acting debuts when The Comeback King hits theaters on February 5, 2027. Watch the full episode here: HARDY Tour Dates July 2 – Columbus, Ohio – Salute 250 July 9 – Cavendish, Prince Edward Island – Cavendish Beach Music Festival July 11 – Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Bluesfest July 12 – Orillia, Ontario – Casino Rama Resort Entertainment Centre July 24 – Cheyenne, Wyoming – Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25 – Ann Arbor, Michigan – Michigan Stadium August 13 – Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa State Fairgrounds August 14 – South Bend, Indiana – Boots on the Bend August 15 – Boise, Idaho – Hillcrest Country Club August 20 – Lubbock, Texas – Cooks Garage August 21 – New Braunfels, Texas – Whitewater AmphitheaterThe post Hardy To Appear In Upcoming Glen Powell Country Music Movie, “The Comeback King” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Probably expected that one to be the other way around. Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, have been married since 2015, a year after going public with their relationship following the country singer’s divorce in 2013. At the time of their marriage, Aldean was already one of the biggest artists in country music, having been nominated for four Grammy Awards since releasing his debut album a decade prior. Brittany, on the other hand, was a dancer for the Charlotte and a former American Idol contestant…which is to say, she probably wasn’t doing quite as well financially as her husband at the time they got married. So while it’s not surprising that the couple signed a prenuptial agreement before getting married, it turns out it was actually HER idea to get a prenup before the wedding. The couple recently answered questions from fans during a Q&A on her Instagram story, and addressed the burning question of whether or not they signed a prenup. According to Jason: “Actually it was her idea, which I would have done anyway. It was her idea. She brought it up first.” Brittany said she understood that her superstar husband needed to protect himself, and said that she didn’t have a problem signing a prenup because she wasn’t with him for his money anyway. Of course these days Brittany has plenty of her own business ventures. Just this year, she launched her own perfume brand called VADA, and she’s released several clothing and lifestyle collections over the past few years. The couple also have two children together, 8-year-old son Memphis and 7-year-old daughter Navy. They’ve also made waves as a couple with their outspoken political beliefs, with both being vocal supporters and friends of President Donald Trump. Their conservative beliefs have certainly drawn a lot of criticism from the liberal media, and even from more left-learning artists. They once (actually more than once) have butted heads with fellow artist Maren Morris. Remember when Morris called Brittany “Insurrection Barbie?” Those were interesting times… Then who could forget the needless controversy that came with Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” song, which caused outrage from the Democratic side of the aisle for a multitude of reasons. But despite that backlash, and everything else that critics come after the Aldeans for, the country music star and his wife continue to be open about their political beliefs. Why? Well, they actually explained the why of it all during a recent interview at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. Brittany first handled the question about their outspokenness, saying that she was naturally born that way, and that her and Jason eventually just decided to go “full steam ahead” after a while: “I’m very outspoken. I’m very bold. I just don’t really care what people think. It’s a characteristic that the Lord gave me, and (He) knew that I was going to be in this position, honestly. I’m used to people criticizing us and everything we do. At that point, me and Jason one day were like, ‘Okay, we feel this way, we know so many people do.’ But so many people are afraid to speak out or lost their jobs, or maybe a record deal.’ (We asked) is this something that, because of the position we’re in, we’re going to (go) full steam ahead?” Jason Aldean said much of the same. The country music star says that he, like many others, grew tired of the “walking on eggshells” feeling that was running rampant in America. Now, no matter what criticism they face, Jason and Brittany are going to tell the world how they feel from here on out: “I think we live in a country now where a lot of times, if you are a Christian, you’re made to feel like that’s a bad thing. That’s not the way either one of us was raised. It’s not how we feel. We’re in a unique situation where a lot of things we do are under the microscope – as a couple and as individuals. I feel like when you’re in the situation that we’re in, you kind of have this obligation to speak out when you hear and see things that don’t seem right. For us, it’s just been about being unapologetic. You can think we’re crazy, you don’t have to agree with it, that’s fine, but this is how we feel and you’re not going to tell us any different.” Sounds like they’re in agreement on the important things, so probably not going to have to use that prenup any time soon.The post Jason Aldean Reveals That His Wife Brittany Requested That They Sign A Prenup Before Getting Married first appeared on Whiskey Riff.