Maya Hawke to Star in Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat

Maya Hawke has landed a new role! The actress is set to lead the new film, Wildcat alongside Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Steve Zahn, Cooper Hoffman, Willa Fitzgerald, Alessandro Nivola,and Vincent D’Onofrio.

Directed by her father, Ethan Hawke, the story follows Flannery O’Connor as she struggles to publish her first novel. A devout Catholic from Georgia, O’Connor was invited to the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Famous for her offbeat short fiction about the American South and her faith, she was plagued by lupus for much of her life, and died at 39. Her work continues to be read, studied and admired and she received posthumous acclaim, including the National Book Award. O’Connor’s notable works include two books of short stories: “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” as well as the novel “Wise Blood.”

Production on the film is now underway. Are you excited for Hawke’s new role?