Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke worked together on ‘Wildcat’, which tells the story of writer Flannery O’Connor
Maya Hawke and the father Ethan Hawke work together on the biopic Wildcat (2023)a film that tells the story of the writer Flannery O’Connor to publish his first book. The idea came from mayawho came into contact with the work of O’Connor still in his teens. It was only at the audition to join Julliard, however, that the actress began to be inspired by the author, when she wrote a monologue based on A Prayer Journal.
the passion of maya by the writings of Flannery was taken to her father’s production company. “I didn’t know anyone else who has an interest in art, faith and America,” admitted the star of Stranger Things. ethan, for his part, was flattered by his daughter’s confidence in his work and excited by the prospect of creating art with her. He imagined the movie about O’Connoropenly Catholic, as a way of answering a question: is human creativity an act of faith?
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In an interview with Varietyfather and daughter also talked about the concept of “nepo baby”, as maya is the heiress of two great movie stars — her mother is none other than Uma Thurman. Jesse’s interpreter in Before Sunrise (1995)however, gives all credit to maya:
Simply put: I’m a nepo dad. And I’m not ashamed of it.
Maya Hawkeaccording to journalist Varietyrebecca rubin, expressed some concern in the look after the father made the statement. “I had moments of insecurity while filming the feature film. But the internet doesn’t have many nuances. My father has been a great teacher for me and we want to work together. We enjoy being with each other”, stated the artist.
Her father added: “If someone wants to criticize us for working together, that’s totally fair. You have to let people form their opinions. You just have to try to do a good job when you’re on stage.”
wildcatis an independent film, shot in 25 days in Kentucky (USA). For that reason, the long Maya Hawke in the lead role and Ethan Hawke in directing was one of the few that could be released during the Hollywood union strike.
Source: Rollingstone
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