Amybeth McNulty and Maya Hawke inStranger Thingsseason 4 (2022).Photo:Tina Rowden/Netflix
Tina Rowden/Netflix
Maya Hawkeisn’t sure about herStranger Thingscharacter finding love.
The 24-year-old actress revealed in a new interview withYahoo Entertainmentthat she has “mixed” feelings about her character Robin Buckley potentially having a girlfriend in season 5, despite thinking it’s a “great thing.”
“I don’t know. I feel mixed about it,” shetold the outlet. “I feel that it’s both a great thing, but I also love characters where their love life is not the center of their existence.”
“That friendship with Steve is so special,” she added ofJoe Keery’s character. “And friendships have been carrying me through my life. I think they’re really important and they deserve their airtime.”
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Maya Hawke inStranger Thingsseason 4.Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
Back in May, PEOPLE confirmed that production on the series' fifth andfinal season was postponedamid theongoing writers strike.
Creators, executive producers and showrunners the Duffer Brothersannounced the delay on Twitter, sharing that “writing does not stop when filming begins.”
“While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike,” they added in the tweet. “We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then — over and out.#wgastrong.”
In February 2022, the Duffer Brothers shared that the series would be wrapping with season 5 while teasingthe “supersized” season 4, which aired that summer.
They’ve since revealed toThe Wrapin May 2022 that they “have an outline for season 5 and we pitched it to Netflix and they really responded well to it.”
Maya Hawke smiles at the premiere ofAsteroid Cityin June 2023.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Maya, meanwhile, recently revealed a hilarious anecdote about the worst trouble she ever got in as a teenager, which involved a time she “lied” to her parents,Ethan HawkeandUma Thurman.
“I said I was going to therapy and Ireally went to lose my virginity,” she said on Tuesday’s episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, while promoting her latest role inWes Anderson’s new movieAsteroid City.
Laughing, the actress noted, “I can’t believe I just said that,” before adding of the incident, “My fatherwas very, very upset.”
At the time, Maya said Ethan, 52, “gave me a really hard time” — before she said something her he didn’t expect: “He went, ‘Where were you? Where did you go?’ And I said, ‘How am I supposed to have secrets if I can’t tell lies?’ "
Asteroid CitycostarBryan Cranstonencouraged the actress to “put that on a bumper sticker right now,” before Maya shared that her famous dad actually respected her answer.
“He was like, ‘F— this kid!’ He was like, ‘Oh, that’s good. Foiled again!’ " she said.
source: people.com
