In 2016, Hawke starred in Ti West's western film "In a Valley of Violence", in which he played a drifter seeking revenge in a small town controlled by its Marshal (John Travolta). He then portrayed two unpleasant characters in a row, first as the abusive father of a talented young baseball player in "The Phenom", then as the harsh husband of Maud Lewis (played by Sally Hawkins) in "Maudie". While some critics praised his unexpected turns, others felt that Hawke was "miscast" as a cruel figure. He subsequently reunited with "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua and actor Denzel Washington for "The Magnificent Seven" (2016), a remake of the 1960 western film of the same name. On June 7, his fourth book, "Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars", a graphic novel he wrote with artist Greg Ruth, was released.