Ethan Hawke to direct documentary on Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman

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Ethan Hawke has decided to make a documentary dedicated to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, the “Hollywood golden couple”.

In a statement relayed by Deadline, the actor promised "a rare and exclusive look at the careers of the two actors and the complex relationship they have maintained for fifty years, managing to reconcile their enormous differences".

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This was for Emmy Magazine's article on THE GOOD LORD BIRD.

Show premieres on October 4th.

Thank you @robertascroft for making this happen.

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The project, produced by Nook House Productions, was also approved by the family.

Hollywood couple

Indeed, the love story of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman seems simply to have been written for Hollywood and Ethan Hawke will not fail to explore all facets.

It is on the boards of Broadway that they meet in the 1950s while participating in an adaptation of

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They then leave for Hollywood and will be immortalized in

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) in 1957. They get married shortly after in Las Vegas while they had been living together secretly for some time.

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman never left each other before the actor's death in 2008, a few months after the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

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