Uma Thurmanis sharing the screen with her daughterMaya Hawke.
On Thursday, the firsttrailerforThe Kill Room,showcasing the mother-daughter duo in what also marks a reunion for Thurman andSamuel L. Jacksonnearly 30 years after 1994’sPulp Fiction.
The Kill Roomis about “an art dealer (Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Manganiello) and his boss (Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.”
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News ofThe Kill Room’scastingcame shortly after Jackson and Thurmanappeared onstagewithPulp FictioncostarJohn Travoltawhile introducing the award for Best Actor at the 94th Oscars last year.
Uma Thurman with Samuel L. Jackson at an early preview performance of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” on Broadway on Oct. 1, 2022.Noam Galai/WireImage
The Kill Roomis also notable as being the first onscreen appearance between Thurman, 53, (who is also a co-producer) and her daughter,Stranger Thingsstar Hawke, 25, whose dad isEthan Hawke. Ethan directed Maya in the upcoming movieWildcat.
In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter,director Paone said makingThe Kill Roomwith Thurman and Jackson was beyond her wildest dreams.
Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke in 2019.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
“Every moment they’re onscreen they are both enviable and eye-catching. I am eternally grateful to both of them for saying yes, and I am thrilled to bring this to life alongside Anne Clements and Yale Productions.”
Kill Billalum Thurman also stars in the upcoming rom-comRed, White & Royal Blue, streaming on Prime Video Aug. 11.
The Kill Roomis in theaters Sept. 29.
source: people.com
