Ethan Hawke says it's 'crazy' after daughter Maya Hawke claimed producers cast actors based on their Instagram followers: 'So if I don’t have this public-facing [platform], I don’t have a career?'

Maya Hawke had previously suggested producers can cast films based on the combined number of social media followers

Veteran actor and filmmaker Ethan Hawke is reacting to his daughter's claims that young stars are landing big movie and TV roles due to their Instagram following. Hawke gave an example that Robert De Niro didn't find fame due to his "six-pack" abs.

"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.

Maya Hawke says that 'some producers' set their casts based on the 'collective' number of Instagram followers.

Maya Hawke claimed that some producers are making casting decisions based on actors' social media followings. She said that a cast's follower counts can impact whether a movie is made,

Ethan Hawke is weighing in on his daughter Maya’s comments about certain producers wanting to cast actors based on the amount of Instagram followers they have. In an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast last week,

If you have over this many followers you can get the movie funded,” the actor said during a recent Happy Sad Confused podcast

Maya Hawke's interview is reminding people of Jennifer Aniston's warning about Hollywood from years ago, and it's concerning, to say the least.

That’s per performer Maya Hawke, who opened up in a recent interview about producers’ increasingly stringent requirements when it comes to metrics like social media followers for their casts. Hawke was talking to Happy Sad Confused‘s Josh Horowitz about the often uncomfortable need for performers to also be social media celebrities,

Ethan Hawke agreed with his daughter, Maya Hawke, who said casting directors are seemingly more interested in social media followings than talent