‘Wildcat’ Trailer Starring Maya Hawke Dropped

Oscilloscope has released the first trailer for Ethan Hawke‘s ‘Wildcat,’ starring Maya Hawke as Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor.

Directed by Hawke and written by Hawke and Shelby Gaines. The film also stars Laura Linney as Regina, Philip Ettinger as Cal Lowell, Rafael Casal as O.E. Parker, Cooper Hoffman as Manley Pointer, Steve Zahn, Vincent D’Onofrio, Alessandro Nivola, Christine Dye, Willa Fitzgerald, and Levon Hawke. Watch the trailer below.

What is the Plot of ‘Wildcat’?

According to the film’s official logline, “Wildcat invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing: Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, Flannery (Maya Hawke) visits her mother Regina (Laura Linney) in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief. As she dives deeper into her craft, the lines between reality, imagination, and faith begin to blur, allowing Flannery to ultimately come to peace with her situation and heal a strained relationship with her mother.”

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Ethan said, “You don’t have to ask me anymore or bring it up… yes, I’m a nepo-father. And yes, I’m proud to be working with my daughter.

According to reviews, “Ethan Hawke’s ‘Wildcat,’ in which he casts daughter Maya as conflicted southern gothic scribe Flannery O’Connor — is imaginative, but incomplete. Semi-inspired by Paul Schrader, but without the agony to make its splendor soar.”

Produced by Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Joe Goodman, Cory Pyke, and Karri O’Reilly, ‘Wildcat’ is a collaboration between Renovo Media Group, Under the Influence Productions, and Good Country Pictures.

Release Date:

‘Wildcat’ is scheduled for a limited release on May 3, 2024, by Oscilloscope Laboratories.