Maya Hawke Was Cast For “Nepotistic Reasons” In Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood'
Maya Hawke Reveals She Was Cast For "Nepotistic Reasons" In Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' https://t.co/vgs7h5MIq1
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 1, 2024
Maya Hawke, the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, has addressed the “nepo baby” phenomenon.
The reason she was cast in that big film role was totally for “nepotistic reasons.”
At the time she gave an interview saying she auditioned for the role.
Now she has told the publication she was mocked for saying that, and reflected:
“I never meant to imply that I didn’t get the part for nepotistic reasons - I think I totally did.”
Tarantino deliberately added her to the cast, and was making an effort to cast a lot of young Hollywood (included Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell’s daughter, and Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis)
Do famous off-spring deserve these kinds of leg-up opportunities ?
“‘Deserves’ is a complicated word. There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don’t, but I think I’m comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway. And I know that my not doing it wouldn’t help anyone. I saw two paths when I was first starting, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job and go to open casting roles. It’s OK to be made fun of when you’re in rarefied air. It’s a lucky place to be. My relationships with my parents are really honest and positive, and that supersedes anything anyone can say about it.”
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