All posts tagged: Hewson

Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson calls fame ‘dumbest thing’ as she details realities of growing up with rockstar dad

Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson calls fame ‘dumbest thing’ as she details realities of growing up with rockstar dad

Published by Daniella Wilson

Growing up the daughter of a famous rock star has made Eve Hewson ambivalent to fame, even if she works in showbiz. The Disclosure Day actress, 34, is the daughter of Bono and his wife Ali Stewart, who have been married since 1982 and are also parents to daughter Jordan, 37, and sons Elijah, 26, and John, 25.  And though she made a conscious decision to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue a career in entertainment, thanks to him, she can stay level headed about it. © Getty ImagesEve in June 2026 Speaking with The Sunday Times, Eve reflected on growing up a “nepo baby,” alternating weeks on the road with her dad and as a regular student at school. “You go away and have a sort of unbelievable fantasy life,” she said of touring with her dad. “And then you come back and take the train to school in the rain and see your friends and do your homework.” “I make all these friendships with these people for six months and then go …

Eve Hewson reveals Steven Spielberg’s “sweet” response to whether he knows if aliens are real

Eve Hewson reveals Steven Spielberg’s “sweet” response to whether he knows if aliens are real

Published by Daniella Wilson

Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his love for aliens over the years – and now he’s returned to the subject for his most recent film, Disclosure Day. The movie – which has just arrived in UK cinemas – comes almost 50 years after he first explored the theme of contact between humans and aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the director has previously explained that he’s more convinced now than he was then that alien life exists. “I am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters,” he explained in the final trailer for the film. “To believe that we’re not the only intelligent civilisation in the universe.” With that in mind, you might wonder what kind of conversations were had on set about the likelihood of alien life. And according to star Eve Hewson – who revealed that she’d gone down the rabbit hole of alien theories – she put a pretty direct question to Spielberg about how much he really knew. “There was like …

Eve Hewson, Tom Burke to Star in A24 Film in Dublin Jewish Community

Eve Hewson, Tom Burke to Star in A24 Film in Dublin Jewish Community

Published by Daniella Wilson

Tom Burke and Eve Hewson will lead the cast of a new untitled film written and directed by Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson for Element Pictures, a Fremantle company. The movie, which will start shooting in Dublin on March 2, is set within the city’s Jewish community in the late 1970s. Newcomer Sean Meagher also stars. The producers are Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures, Catherine Magee (Normal People, Small Things Like These), and Abrahamson.  Abrahamson (Room) will reunite for the movie with collaborators from his successful Element Pictures TV series Normal People and Conversations With Friends, such as production designer Anna Rackard, director of photography Suzie Lavelle, editor Nathan Nugent, make-up designer Sonia Dolan, and composer Stephen Rennicks. Also on board are costume designer Eimer ní Mhaoldomhnaigh (The Banshees of Inisherin) and hair stylist Orla Carroll (The Banshees of Inisherin). Burke was last seen in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and is also known from the likes of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Souvenir, and TV series Strike. Hewson’s recent credits include the film Flora …