Stavros Halkias Joins Glen Powell Country Music Comedy

Mar 19, 2026 12:00pm PT Stavros Halkias Joins Glen Powell’s Country Music Comedy From Judd Apatow (EXCLUSIVE) By Ethan Shanfeld Plus Icon Ethan Shanfeld @ethanshanfeld Latest Stavros Halkias Joins Glen Powell’s Country Music Comedy From Judd Apatow (EXCLUSIVE) 1 minute ago ‘SNL’ Launches Short-Form Series ‘The Rundown’; Colin Jost Picks a Favorite Cold Open in First Episode 23 hours ago Martin Scorsese to Host Special Easter Episode of ‘The Saints’ on the Virgin Mary 24 hours ago See All Stefan Vleming / Getty Images Stavros Halkias has joined the cast of Glen Powell‘s upcoming comedy movie about a country western star in free fall, directed by Judd Apatow. Sources tell Variety the comedian and “Bugonia” star will play Powell’s character’s agent in the untitled film, which will premiere on Feb. 5, 2027, via Universal Pictures. It will be directed by Apatow, who co-wrote the script with Powell. Halkias joins previously announced cast members Cristin Milioti and Madelyn Cline. The comic rose to fame as a founding member of the podcast “Cum Town” and now hosts “Stavvy’s World.” In 2023, he put out the Netflix special “Fat Rascal,” and the following year he wrote, produced and starred in the film “Let’s Start a Cult.” He appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s sci-fi series “Command Z,” and next he’ll be seen in the A24 Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony.” Related Stories 'Kennedy Center Honors' Will Be Renamed 'Trump Kennedy Center Honors,' With Program Moving to a Smaller Venue 'Where Ticket Demand Will Be Even Higher' Apatow is producing the untitled country music film through his long-standing Apatow Productions overall deal with Universal, where he made his 2005 directorial debut “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” The studio is also home to Apatow’s “Knocked Up,” “Funny People,” “This is 40,” “Trainwreck” and “The King of Staten Island.” Popular on Variety Powell, whose relationship with Universal began with the hit disaster flick “Twisters,” produces with Dan Cohen via their Barnstorm banner. Kevin Misher, who previously served as president of production at the studio, will produce through Misher Films. Misher oversaw production on films like “Erin Brockovich” and “The Mummy.” Erik Baiers and Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project on behalf of Universal. Halkias is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello. Jump to Comments Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE) JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...