Maya Hawke And Rupert Friend On Their Viral Dancing Moment At Cannes: ‘It Was A Dare’

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“Asteroid City” co-stars Maya Hawke and Rupert Friend like to make their promotional tour fun. ET Canada’s Brittnee Blair recently sat down with the actors to talk about director Wes Anderson’s new comedy, and ask them all about their viral moment on the Cannes red carpet last month. READ MORE: ‘Asteroid City’ Trailer: Jason Schwartzman And Tom Hanks Lead An All-Star Cast In Wes Anderson’s New Comedy Appearing for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “Asteroid City”, the two stars decided to share a fun dance on the red carpet. “It was a dare,” Hawke revealed when asked about the moment, adding, “I dared Rupert.” ‌”She dared me,” Friend confirmed. “But here’s the thing.

I’ve completely forgotten about the day, because you get out of the bus and it’s 400 billion photographers, and then it’s, ‘Come here, go there.’ Next thing I know, there’s a tap on my shoulder and there’s this incredible person inviting a dance.

Who’s going to say no to that? And also, it was such a celebratory, exuberant reunion of this wonderful cast and crew. What better way than just the joy of dancing?” The actor also laughed, “I’m just glad I didn’t trip over.” “I just feel like those things are always like, so self-conscious,” Hawke explained of her inspiration for the dare. “And you see these people who made this silly, beautiful, silly movie, and everyone standing up on all these different carpets and they’re like, ‘Yes, I’m beautiful, I’m dressed up, I’m wearing very expensive diamonds and I’m very serious now.’ And really the people who work in this business are clowns, and are mostly pretty unselfconscious.” She added, “And I just, I can’t handle it.