EntertainmentDaughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Maya Hawke says family is ‘boring and indie version of the Kardashians’Maya Hawke is considered ‘nepo baby’ for following in the footsteps of famous parentstoday at 15:15

Considered a “nepo baby” for being the daughter of two famous actors (Ethan Hawke It is Uma Thurman), Maya Hawkestar of Stranger Things joked how the family is a “boring, indie version of Kardashians.”

During an interview with Varietythe artist gave an interview with her father and talked about their relationship. Ethan It is Thurman were married between 1998 and 2005 and had another child together: Levon Hawke. The former couple also had children from other marriages.

In addition, father and daughter talked about the partnership in the biopic wildcat (2023), a film that tells the story of the writer Flannery O’Connor to publish the 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?

In the conversation, the duo even 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 the leadership was one of the few that could be publicized during the union strike in hollywood.