In Definitely, Maybe, Will Hayes’s daughter is named Maya Hayes.
Maya is played by Abigail Breslin, while Ryan Reynolds portrays her father, Will Hayes. After Maya asks about the end of her parents’ relationship, Will tells her a carefully disguised version of his romantic history, describing three women from his past and asking her to guess which one became her mother. The mystery structure makes Maya both the audience for the story and its emotional anchor.
The film was written and directed by Adam Brooks and released in 2008. Its plot moves between Will’s present-day life and flashbacks to the 1990s, including his political work and relationships. A common mistake is to identify one of the three women as the daughter’s namesake; those characters are April, Emily, and Summer. Maya is the only child whose perspective frames the entire story.