We already have the first official look at the fantasy romantic comedy Wishful Thinkingstarring Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) y Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts*).
The screenwriter and director's project Graham Parkesshares the first image of the protagonists merged in a hug, after it was revealed that the film will celebrate its world premiere at the SXSW 2026 Festivalin March, in Austin, Texas.
The plot focuses on an unstable couple what discover that your emotional state has supernatural consequences in the world around them. The couple must decide whether to fight for their relationship or accept that their powerful connection could be doing more harm than good.
Take a look at the image at the end of the note.
The rest of the cast includes Randall Park (WandaVision), Kate Berlant (Sorry to Bother You), Amita Rao (Adults), Eric Rahill (The Paper), and TikTok personality, Jake Shane.
The project marks the Parkes debut as feature film writer-director. Previously he made short films rated positively by critics as The Tutor, Where You Are, Craig’s Pathetic Freakouty The Voice in Your Head.
Additionally, Parkes founded the indie video game label GoodbyeWorld Games with his childhood friends, and whose first release, Before Your Eyescreated by Parkes, was recognized with the BAFTA. The sequel was released in 2025 Goodnight Universe.
The feature film is produced by the actor Matt Smith and Dan Gedman of Highway 10, and Kara Durrett (Caddo Lake) by Pinky Promise. Pullman supervised with his new company Buckwild alongside Graham Patrick Martin and Cameron Fuller as executive producers. Sarah Mather is the executive producer.
Hawke, shot to stardom by joining Stranger Things in the third season. In recent weeks, Netflix released the final chapter of the series, with which Hawke said goodbye permanently to his role as Robin. The actress, daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, has been part of film projects such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Asteroid City, Do Revenge, Maestroand the animated sequel Inside Out 2. This year, in addition, we will see it in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reapingwith a premiere set for November 20.
For his part, Pullman is another of the young rising stars in the industry. It was after his participation in the 2022 blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverickwhich Pullman got a big boost in his career. Later came the series Outer Rangeand the acclaimed Apple TV+ miniseries, Lessons in Chemistrydark comedies Riff Raff y Skincare, Salem’s Lotand more recently, Thunderbolts*.
First look:
Source: https://cine3.com/wishful-thinking-primer-vistazo-maya-hawke-lewis-pullman/
