Tag: Wildcat
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Maya Hawke Duets with Ethan Hawke for Cover of Willie Nelson’s ‘We Don’t Run’ — Listen
Maya Hawke is singing a different tune alongside dad Ethan Hawke.The father-daughter duo, who recently collaborated on Flannery O’Connor biopic “Wildcat,” released track “We Don’t Run” together. Maya’s singer-songwriter career recently included 2022 album “Moss,” featuring a music video helmed by “Vox Lux” director Brady Corbet.“Listen to my new song out now ‘We Don’t Run.’…
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Ethan Hawke Explains Why Flannery O’Connor Biopic ‘Wildcat’ Is Non-Linear
Father-daughter duo Ethan and Maya Hawke have officially teamed up, bringing audiences a unique biopic entitled Wildcat. The feature centers on prolific writer Flannery O’Connor as she struggles with self-doubt and finding her footing as an up-and-coming writer who would later become beloved by many. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival,…
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‘Wildcat’s Maya Hawke Reveals Flannery O’Connor Book That Stuck With Her
Maya Hawke is stepping out of the Upside Down and into a pair of especially iconic shoes in the biopic Wildcat. Directed and co-written by Maya’s father, Ethan Hawke, Wildcat shines the light on prolific writer Flannery O’Connor. Maya portrays the titular writer, whose work made a significant impact on her. During this year’s Toronto…
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Ethan Hawke & Maya Hawke on ‘Wildcat’ and Telling Flannery O’Connor’s Story
Academy Award-nominee Ethan Hawke returns to the director’s chair for Wildcat, a biographical drama on the life of a young Flannery O’Connor he co-wrote, which celebrated its second screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Along with executive producer and star Maya Hawke (Asteroid City) and Ethan, Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub sat down with the…
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‘Wildcat’ Review: Director Ethan Hawke’s Portrait Of Writer Flannery O’Connor Blurs Her Truths & Fictions [TIFF]
You could cinematically memorialize the life and works of Southern writer Flannery O’Connor in two ways, either by making a biographical drama or by adapting her work to the screen. Actor Ethan Hawke, however, directing a dramatic feature film for the fourth time, says, “Why not both?” and gives us a mélange of the two.…
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‘Wildcat’ Review: Ethan Hawke Builds an Imaginative but Incomplete Flannery O’Connor Biopic
Ethan Hawke’s “Wildcat” has an intriguing fixation with artistic process. The actor-turned-director casts his own daughter, Maya Hawke, as Southern Gothic author Flannery O’Connor, in another film about a real artist’s life — “Blaze” was about a country musician; “Seymour: An Introduction” followed a classical pianist — with an unconventional and alluring narrative structure. However,…
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Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Diane Kruger, Jessica Chastain Zurich-Bound as Festival Unveils Full Lineup
The 19th Zurich Film Festival promises to be a star-studded affair with plenty of Hollywood A-list talent attending.Todd Haynes will be honored with the festival’s A Tribute to… Award and will present his film “May December.” Previous recipients include Paolo Sorrentino, Wim Wenders, Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Oliver Stone, Maïwenn and Luca Guadagnino.“It’s…
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Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke’s ‘Wildcat’ Is an Even Greater Family Affair Than We Knew
Fall festival premiere “Wildcat,” a reimagining of famed author Flannery O’Connor process writing her first novel, is even more of a family affair than originally advertised.While the film, currently seeking distribution after premiering at both Telluride and TIFF, was executive produced by star Maya Hawke, co-written and directed by her father Ethan Hawke, and produced…
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Ethan Hawke ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About Directing Maya Hawke’s ‘Wildcat’ Sex Scenes
Ethan Hawke has no problem with daughter Maya Hawke doing sex scenes.Ethan directs Maya in upcoming Flannery O’Connor biopic “Wildcat,” which premiered at Telluride. Maya plays the author as well as six other characters in O’Connor’s short stories, some of which include sex scenes.Ethan told Variety that he had no hesitation directing Maya in those…
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‘Wildcat’: Ethan Hawke To Direct New Film Starring Maya Hawke, Laura Linney & More
It’s been nearly five years since Ethan Hawke has gone back to directing a narrative feature. Now, it appears the actor/filmmaker is not only planning to helm his next narrative feature soon, but he didn’t have to look very far to find the lead, as his daughter, Maya Hawke is joining her dad in the…