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Maya Hawke & Lewis Pullman Embrace in Supernatural Rom-Com ‘Wishful Thinking’ Still
Fresh off the conclusion of “Stranger Things,” Maya Hawke can next be seen in Wishful Thinking.
She shares an embrace with co-star Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts*) in the first image from the science fiction romantic comedy.
In the film, when a volatile couple discovers their emotional state has supernatural consequences on the world around them, they must decide whether to fight for their relationship or accept that their powerful connection might be doing more harm than good.
Writer-director Graham Parkes makes his feature debut on the project, which is set to premiere at SXSW in Austin, Texas, next month.
Randall Park (“WandaVision”), TikTok influencer Jake Shane, Kate Berlant (Sorry to Bother You), Amita Rao (“Adults”), and Eric Rahill (“The Paper”) round out the cast.
“Doctor Who” favorite Matt Smith produces alongside Pullman, Kara Durrett (Caddo Lake), and Dan Gedman.
Hawke will also appear in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, in theaters November 20.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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