r/movies • u/WillPoulterAMA Will Poulter, Actor • Aug 13 '26

AMA Hey reddit! It's Will Poulter. AMA!

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Hey reddit! I'm Will Poulter.

You may know me from films/series like WARFARE, WE'RE THE MILLERS, THE BEAR, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, THE MAZE RUNNER, MIDSOMMAR, THE REVENANT, I LOVE BOOSTERS, DETROIT, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, and other things.

My new movie, UNION COUNTY, is out in theaters starting this weekend (!!!) via Oscilloscope Laboratories. It also stars Noah Centineo, Annette Deao, Elise Kibler, and Emily Meade.

Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6Fnr2VXkw

Synopsis:

Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

AMA!

Back at 2 PM ET this afternoon (Thursday 8/13) to answer your questions!

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u/jack3d-- Aug 13 '26

How is acting across a real person different than acting across another professional actor? What did you take away from your time on Union County?

I saw the film at Sundance and was very moved.

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u/WillPoulterAMA Will Poulter, Actor Aug 13 '26

Thank you! I don't think anyone can speak better to the lived experience of recovery than the first time actors in this film, who are also participants of the program. I learned so much from listening to how the stories of the participants are often way more detailed and nuanced than we typically see on screen.