“The Last Movie Stars”: Ethan Hawke to direct Paul Newman documentary series, Martin Scorsese executive producer

According to media reports, Ethan Hawke will direct a documentary series about the life and love of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward couple “The Last Movie Stars”.

“The Last Movie Stars” will be divided into six chapters about the star couple’s 50-year love story.

The project was initiated by the daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, who personally approached Hawke during the pandemic, hoping that the latter would direct the documentary series.

Martin Scorsese will serve as executive producer, and George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Laura Linney, Zoe Kazan, Sam Rockwell and more will appear to read historical interviews.

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward are famous Hollywood star couples who met on Broadway in 1953 and collaborated on “The Long, Hot Summer‎” in 1957. These collaborations laid the foundation for their relationship.

Since their marriage in 1958, the couple has been a model couple in Hollywood until the death of Paul Newman on September 26, 2008, with Joanna by her side.

Joanne Woodward is now 91 years old.

The two have collaborated on “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”, “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge”, “A New Kind of Love‎” and many other works.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, directed by Paul Newman, won Joanne Woodward the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.