Strange Way of Life, Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming short film, stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as a sheriff and a cowboy entangled in a troubled Wild West romance. The 30-minute film will have its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
In “Bitter Creek,” Pascal plays Silva, a cowboy who returns to the desert after 25 years to see Sheriff Jake (Hawke). Despite the significance of their reunion, Sheriff Jake has summoned Silva to assist with the investigation of a local woman’s murder.
After a scene filled with blood, dust, and tense horniness, Silva finally snaps at Sheriff Jake, “You never loved me, you never loved anyone in your life!” Jake spits at him and points his gun at him, saying, “Don’t say that.”
Life Came Full Circle for Almodovar
When Almodóvar was approached to direct Brokeback Mountain in the mid-2000s, he declined because he didn’t believe Hollywood would allow him to make the film he wanted to make. Strange Way of Life represents a kind of coming full circle moment for him.
“I never imagined they’d give me complete freedom and independence to create whatever I wanted,” he told IndieWire last year. “Nobody told me that; they just said, ‘You can do whatever you want,’ but I was aware of a constraint.”
“Could be like my answer to Brokeback Mountain,” Almodóvar said of Strange Ways of Life in the same interview. “There will be a showdown between them, but the story is really very intimate.”
More About Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke
Pedro Pascal, an actor, has a net worth of $10 million. He is of Chilean descent. Pedro Pascal got his start in the industry as a guest star on several different television shows in the 1990s. Pedro’s breakthrough came after years of struggle with “Game of Thrones.” Pascal went on to appear in shows such as “Narcos” before making his international debut with “The Mandalorian.” Pascal’s rise to stardom was aided by the Disney+ show. The premiere of “The Last of Us” on HBO in 2023 increased his profile even further.
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile on April 2, 1975. Pascal, who grew up in a family of two doctors and three siblings, was forced to flee his homeland and begin a new life in Denmark when political unrest erupted. Because they were socialists, his family fled the country to seek political asylum in Denmark. In an interview, Pedro would only say that his loved ones were “lucky to get out with their lives.”
Ethan Hawke’s Net Worth
Hawke is a $55 million net-worth American actor, director, writer, and author. Ethan Hawke is a well-known and well-respected actor of his generation. He has appeared in several classic films. He has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career. After making his name in films such as “Explorers” and “Dead Poets Society”.
His most well-known roles include “Training Day,” “Hamlet,” and “Gattaca.” In addition to his film roles. Moreover, Ethan has appeared on Broadway in productions such as “The Seagull” and “The Coast of Utopia”. In 2010, he directed Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind,” and in 2018. Also, he appeared in a revival of Shepard’s iconic play “True West.” Ethan’s other works of fiction include three novels and a graphic novel.
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