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'Gattaca' Star Ethan Hawke with Three New Films Under Nis Belt, the Young Actor of 'Dead Poets Society' and 'Reality Bites' Fame Is Hitting His Stride November 5, 1997 • Southwest Standard Features • Page 9 Re'ality doesn't bite for 'Gattaca' star Ethan Hawke With three new films under nis belt, the young actor of 'Dead Poets Society' and 'Reality Bites' fame is hitting his stride IAN SPELLING mos. He made 'A Little Princess.' He and lion a picture. Hawke makes far Jess College Press Service Matters grow tense, however, the cinematographer were childhood than that and, based on his rather when the mission director at Gattaca friends in Mexico, and they've made artistic, off-beat choices, he doesn't turns up dead, and Vincent must one of the most visually arresting seem to want to earn $20 million. Ethan Hawke looks sharp and hope the launch date arrives before films Pve ever seen. He has this Does reality bite? handsome in a crisp black suit, his the authorities-snarky detective magical flair." "I don't need to be a $20 million face clean-shaven and his brownish- Alan Arkin and investigator Loren Hawke describes Linklater's lat- man," he says. "Part of that comes blonde hair swept back perfectly. Dean-discover his true identity. est film, "The Newton Boys," as the from a sense that I don't think I'd be It'8 a far cry from the visage that "'Gattaca' makes you think. It's director's first studio film-and the very good at those kinds of movies. once earned him a reputation as the really original. There are so many first with a plot. I've gotten some scripts for movies grunge poster boy. things in it that I like," Hawke says "Rick's never done a movie with a that went on to be really big hits. J 411 got so sick of reading about of "Gattaca," which cost an incredi- plot before. He just hasn't," says don't want to name films because it that," Hawke says. "I just didn't bly modest $14 million to produce Hawke. '''Slackers' is people hang- would be disrespectful to the people know where it came from or what it and was written and directed by ing out over here. 'Suburbia'is peo- who did them. But "~II sec the movie ~as about. In hindsight I think peo- first-timer Andrew NiccoJ, during a ple hanging out at a gas station. and the guy who did it was much ple really thought I was that guy in conversation in an office at Sony 'Before Sunrise' is people hanging better than I would have been, 'Reality Bites.' They thought that's Pictures' Manhattan headq uarte rs. out in Vienna. 'Dazed and because I thought the movie was who Iwas, and Iwasn't. That movie "When 'the DNA broker (Tony Confused' is people hanging out on stupid. came out and I was suddenly in the Shaloub) comes to me and says, the night of graduation. 'Newton "The other part of it is I want to tabloids, suddenly the grunge guy. Ethan Hawke's character Jerome Morrow regards a photo of the 'You can pick a person,' he doesn't Boys' is basically a comedy and a make movies I like, and they tend People just responded to that charac- man whose identity he has purchased in "Gattaca." (photos cour- have some crazy computer or mor- Western rolled into one." not to even cost $20 million, total, te r," tesy of Columbia Pictures) phing 'Face/Off' thing. He only has Hawke smiles when he explains They don't pay you a lot of money But when people responded to this little datebook like thing with that, at the moment, there's no next to do 'Before Sunrise,' but I wanted Hawke as Winona Ryder's slacker these vials of blood." project on tap. He's content to relax to make it. If someone offered me boyfriend in "Reality Bites," often it The release of "Gattaca" sets the at home for a while, though he $20 million to do a movie I really was with a combination of amuse- stage for something ofa Hawke film might devote a chunk of time to wanted to do or to work with some- ment and disdain. festival, which also includes an mounting an original play with his one like Stanley Kubrick, I'd take "They liked him and hated him at upcoming remake of "Great theater company, Malaparte. $20 million." the same time, and they felt the Expectations" and "The Newton Though Hawke may he bes: known same way about me, They thought, Boys," the latter from Hawke's for his films, which also include "Oh, what a punk. Look how he "Before Sunrise" director, Richard "Dead Poets Society" and "A takes himself so seriously. He's got Linklater. Midnight Clear," his greatest pas- the goatee and the grunge bulls.' J "<Great Expectations' is with sion is for the stage. "The theater is was just playing a part like I play Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De N i ro in danger of getting very tired," he any other part. It was one of those (ANr()N and Anne Bancroft," says Hawke sa ys. "Ir's not speaking to young classic things where people think who Iivcs in Chelsea and is dat] ng audiences and finding new audi- you're the character." "Gattaca" co-star Urna Thurman. 'NN e nces. It's so expensive. If there ( ~..,, N ESE 0 0 Chances are people won't mistake "It's a modern-day adaptation of the were any way to make it cheaper r o CARRY OUT OR DINE IN Hawke for his latest character. In the Dickens novel. It's not a remake of and to put out a gouu piece of mute- futuristic drama "Gattaca," Hawke Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in "Gattaca." (Columbia Pictures) the David Lean film version. I was- rial that was new, that would be stars as Vincent Freeman, an In- n't sure it was such a great idea, I ideal." Vaiid in a world of Valids, a natural- Dissatisfied with his lot in life, Corporation, dating co-worker Irene was very apprehensive about it. I As the conversation comes to a Iy born, flawed human being trying Freeman switches identities with a (U rna Thurman) and preparing to saw il the other day, and it's pretty close, Hawke contemplates the real- to get by in a world of genetically paralyzed Valid (Jude Law), rising realize his seemingly unattainable incredible. 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