While Ethan Hawke is having a bit of a career resurgence these days, he’s still not slated to appear in any futureStar Warsfilm, much to his chagrin. While the man who is known to Disney Plus watchers as the latest Marvel villain inMoon Knighthasn’t heard anything from Lucasfilms yet, Hawke still has hope that he can one day join an adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Hawke had, at one time, made a very public plea to join theStar Warsfranchise. He made no bones about his desire four years ago to take up a blaster or a lightsaber. However, despite also making it clear that he had no problem fighting for either the dark or the light side of the force, he still hasn’t gotten the call he desperately wants. But he also hasn’t given up hope that it could simply be because the producers and directors simply haven’t found the right part for the actor.
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Hawke spoke to Screen Rant in a recent interview where he made it very clear that while he’shad success withMoon Knight, he wants more. During the interview, the actor said that he makes himself feel better by imagining that Lucasfilm has a really special part for him. He added that if that isn’t true and his pleas to joinStar Warsare just being ignored, then it must mean that “someone up there” doesn’t like him.
When he was told by the interviewer that they think it’s more likely that Lucasfilms just doesn’t want to waste Hawke. The actor then noted that he agreed and hoped that was the issue. Perhaps as a way to demonstrate that he’s really a fan of theStar Warsseries, he then made it clear that he’s been really enjoyingtheObi-Wan Kenobiserieson Disney Plus.
While he might still be looking to hang out with Wookies and Ewoks and the Jedi and the Sith, Hawke is having plenty of success beyond what he’s alreadyseen inMoon Knightthis year. The veteran actor has a horror film that will allow him to tread where he really hasn’t much before now. Hawke plays an unabashed serial killer who tends to target children inThe Black Phone.
Far from the science-based fiction ofStar Wars,The Black Phoneincludes a supernatural aspectto its story. When Hawke’s killer takes his latest victim, the child soon realizes that a phone in his cell that isn’t hooked up gives him a direct line to former victims, who are out for revenge.
TheStar Warssaga is now available on Disney Plus.
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