“I am an actor, it is thanks to this that I pay the medical expenses of my children, that we have a roof over our heads”
, confided Ethan Hawke to the American media
Insider
, last July 19.
These pragmatic thoughts shared by the comedian led him to accept the role of Arthur Harrow in
Moon Knight
on Disney +.
Ethan Hawke plays a super villain alongside Oscar Isaac and the late Gaspard Ulliel in Marvel's latest hit series.
A decision far from obvious for the 51-year-old actor.
It was during a family dinner that his choice was made, all largely influenced by a documentary project on actor Paul Newman, for whom he has great admiration.
"I had just been offered 'Moon Knight' and I was wondering if I should take it or not, when my 10-year-old daughter asked me what Paul would have done."
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"Boil the Pot"
If the actor discovered in
The Circle of Disappeared Poets
declares with conviction that
"Paul admired neither blockbusters nor superhero films"
, he remains convinced that the actor agreed to play in
Towering Inferno "to provide for the needs of his family
.
A role in a big production that he hated and would have
“even made him suffer physically”
.
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"You have to 'boil the pot'",
insists the actor.
After a discussion made of parallels with the career of Paul Newman, Ethan Hawke surrounded by his family decides to take the role.
by Arthur Harrow.
Today, he is
“delighted”
with this decision.
He had enjoyed, he said, a lot of freedom on the set.
The interpreter of the super villain is notably at the origin of the opening scene.
