It’s a busy time for actor Ethan Hawke. He’s starring in the new horror sequel “Black Phone 2″… a new FX-Hulu series… and has a new indie film out, “Blue Moon.” It takes us into one particular night at New York’s famous Sardi’s restaurant in 1943.

The evening essentially became the “break up ” of longtime musical collaborators Richard Rodgers and Larenz Hart… just before Rodgers’s career exploded with his new partner, Oscar Hammerstein. Andrew Scott plays Rodgers… Ethan Hawke, Hart.
“A 25-year working partnership that created over 1000 songs, it’s a level of intimacy much higher than most love affairs. To watch time and life and the world pull them apart I found it heartbreaking,” said Hawke.

A longtime working relationship is familiar territory for Hawke. “Blue Moon” marks the actor’s eighth time working with director Richard Linklater. And Scott said he was welcomed with open arms.

“Of course, you go that’s a partnership that I greatly admire,” said Scott. “Just incredibly generous. A genuine fantastic time. We shot the movie in a very limited time, 15 days. Sometimes I feel like that can be a good thing because everybody’s just to feel alive.”

While Hawke and Linklater have a strong career connection… Ethan found another interesting one while working on his latest FX series “The Lowdown” with director Sterlin Harjo.

“It’s so mysterious our job,” said Hawke. “The only thing that’s really in common with these is I’m working with a much young director who loves Richard Linklater movies. I feel really lucky.”

“Blue Moon” opens in theaters on Friday, October 17 and expands nationwide next week.