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Maya Hawke Claims Some Movie Producers Cast Actors Based On Their Follower Counts

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Maya opened up about the frustrating and "confusing" situation this week on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast.View Entire Post ›

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Maya Hawke Says Some Producers Cast Based on ‘Collective’ Instagram Followers

Maya Hawke said in a new interview that Instagram follower counts matter to some producers, influencing whether or not a film will be made.

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Maya Hawke Says Some Producers Cast Based on Actors’ Amount of Social Media Followers

"I don't care about Instagram, Instagram sucks. But just so you know, if you have over this many followers, you can get the money movie funded," the actress said.

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Maya Hawke Claims Some Movie Producers Cast Actors Based On Their Follower Counts

Maya opened up about the frustrating and "confusing" situation this week on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast.View Entire Post ›

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Maya Hawke Says She’s Been Told ‘Some Producers’ Set Their Casts Based on a ‘Collective’ Number of Instagram Followers

Don’t delete that Instagram just yet, actors. (Well, maybe you, Karla Sofía Gascón.) “Stranger Things” and “Inside Out 2” star Maya Hawke says she has been talked out of leaving Instagram by “so many smart directors.” Because yes, social media is toxic, but a certain threshold of followers is what “can get [a] movie funded,” she said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. She recalled thinking, “‘Well, I wanna make the movie…'” Hawke says she has …

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Stranger Things star Maya Hawke claims some producers cast actors based on their social media follower counts

"If you have over this many followers, you can get the movie funded" reveals Hawke

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Hawke Talks Instagram's Influence On Casting

“Stranger Things” actress Maya Hawke has spoken about one of the things Hollywood seems very reluctant to talk about publicly – how social media has impacted movie and TV casting. Marketability of an actor has always played a part in casting, but how that marketability is achieved changes over the years. In the past decade or so, social media reach of its cast members has become a major factor in not just the selling of a movie but also regardin…

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IndieWire broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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