Ethan Hawke on directing daughter Maya in sex scenes: “We were so comfortable with it”
nme.comMaya Hawke in sex scenes.The pair have collaborated together on the upcoming Flannery O’Connor biopic Wildcat, where Maya plays the late author as well as six other characters from O’Connor’s short stories.Two of these short stories feature sex scenes, where Maya stars opposite Cooper Hoffman and Rafael Casal.
Despite the potential for awkwardness with her father Ethan directing the project, the pair insisted they were “so comfortable” when it came to tackling those scenes.“We needed to take care of Rafael and Cooper,” Ethan said with a laugh to Variety. “I think it was weird for them.
We were so comfortable with it. I couldn’t care less.”Maya added: “We made sure to have an intimacy coordinator on set for them.
So that they felt safe and comfortable and not like they were being spied on…” to which Ethan replied, “by some creepy dad.”Wildcat, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, is directed and co-written by Ethan with Shelby Gaines.
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