Ethan Hawke in St. John's working on feature-film Maudie

Two well-known actors will beshooting a feature film inNewfoundland about famed folk artist Maud Lewis.

Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins are starring in the featurefilm Maudie,which is about the life of legendary Nova Scotia painterMaud Lewis.

Hawkeis set to arrive in St. John's on Monday to join Hawkins for production on the film.

Hawke is a four-time Oscar nominee and is known for films such as Training Day, Dead Poets Society and Boyhood.

Sally Hawkins, who was nominated for an Oscar for the recent Woody Allen film Blue Jasmine, has been cast as Lewis.

Maudie is written by Stephenville nativeSherry White, and will cover Lewis's life as a housekeeper-turned-artist.

The film will focus on the romance between Lewis and her husband Everett.

Hawke will be playing Everett Lewis in the film.

Originally, veteran character actorSean Bean was supposed to take the role, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.