Hollywood’s Next Big Thing: Exclusive Portraits of Wyatt Russell
  • Wyatt Russell

    Russell was photographed Feb. 29 at Tree People in Beverly Hills.

  • On Landing ‘Everybody Wants Some’

    “The first audition was actually an interview about my life and my time playing sports,” the actor tells THR about how he scored a role in Linklater’s Boyhood follow-up.

  • On His Parents’ Best Acting Advice

    "Don't be an asshole," says Russell, son of actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

  • On Working With Richard Linklater

    "Rick invited us down to his ranch in Texas about three weeks before the shoot, and we made a bunkhouse with 12 bunk beds and just hung out together. It was like a summer camp," the actor recalls of preparing to film Everybody Wants Some.

  • On Transitioning From Sports to Film

    "When I got injured, it was a disastrous moment. But it turned out to be probably the best thing," says Russell, whose career as a professional hockey player was cut short after suffering multiple hip injuries.

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