‘Revolver’: Ethan Hawke & Maya Hawke To Star In ‘Finding Dory’ Director’s New Beatlemania Film

Rolling Stone in 2016. "It was mysterious to me, that these two guys that I felt such passion for both died the same way."At that time in 2016, Ethan was starring in a biopic about Chet Baker, a trumpeter who died following a lifelong battle with drugs.

Ethan Hawke spoke out against what he believes was Hollywood’s mistreatment of his late co-star, River Phoenix.  The actor, 50, appeared alongside Phoenix in the largely unsuccessful 1985 film “Explorers” when they were both 14.

River Phoenix was a victim of Hollywood.

Explorers, died at the age of 23 in 1993 after a drug overdose in Los Angeles.However, speaking in a new interview, Hawke admitted his aversion to making big Hollywood films stems from his co-star and friend’s death.“You know what you asked me about earlier, why I don’t make easier movies?” he told The Guardian.

Ethan Hawke has said that his former co-star River Phoenix, who died in 1993, was “chewed up” by Hollywood.Phoenix was just 23 and one of the film industry’s brightest stars when he died of a drug overdose outside a Los Angeles nightclub.

Ethan Hawke is an extremely proud dad.

When it was announced that Jake Gyllenhaal would be teaming up with director Antoine Fuqua for another film, a remake of the Danish drama, “The Guilty,” we were already excited. Then it was revealed that Netflix spent $30 million on the distribution rights.

Dave McNary Film ReporterEthan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal and Paul Dano have joined Jake Gyllenhaal in the Netflix thriller “The Guilty.”Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerThe Guilty, the dramatic thriller which Netflix recently picked up in a $30 million deal, has added Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time) plus more starry talent who will be joining previously announced star Jake Gyllenhaal.Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete

Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke are teaming up for a new movie!

Also Read: Ethan and Maya Hawke to Star in Rom-Com 'Revolver' Set During BeatlemaniaRobinson will also produce with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron for Likely Story under their overall deal with Netflix.Mendes currently stars in “Riverdale” as Veronica Lodge, and she was also recently seen in the Neon and Hulu comedy “Palm Springs.” Hawke broke out in “Stranger Things” on Netflix and will return for the show’s fourth season.

Amanda N'Duka, Anthony D'Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Riverdale’s Camila Mendes and Stranger Things‘ Maya Hawke have been tapped to lead Strangers, the Netflix feature from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, following her feature directorial debut Someone Great, also for the streamer.Robinson and Celeste Ballard co-wrote the dark comedy, which is described as a subverted Hitchock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls.

Ethan Hawke will star in war thriller Zeros and Onesfrom writer-directorAbel Ferrara. Hawke will play JJ, an American soldier stationed in a Rome that is under siege, locked down, and at war.

Dave McNary Film ReporterEthan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac and Phil Neilson will star in the upcoming war thriller “Zeros and Ones,” with Abel Ferrara directing from his own script.Filming begins in Italy later this month. Hawke will portray an American soldier stationed in Rome as it’s under siege, with the Vatican blown up.

Though no one would be mad at Ethan Hawke for taking some clear “paycheck films” at this point in his career, after starring in some of the best features of the past 30 years, the actor is clearly going down a more challenging path, as he tackles some of the most interesting projects in the industry.