Over the last decade, Hailee Steinfeld has made a substantial name and has found herself starring in major franchises, including the MCU and the Transformers. The actress has also landed her voices in the medium of animation, most notably Arcane and Sony’s critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, which is being deemed as the best Spider-Man entry to date.
And following the overwhelming success of Across the Spider-Verse, Steinfeld recently reflected on her struggling days in the acting landscape and opened up about one of her most disastrous auditions.
One bad audition left Hailee Steinfeld depressed for days
Before making it big in the superhero realm and leading two Marvel projects, Hailee Steinfeld had to sustain her fair share of rejections and one disastrous audition really took a toll on her. During an episode of Complex’s GOAT Talk, where she was accompanied by her costar Issa Rae, the Hawkeye Star reflected on her most disappointing audition that left her depressed for a week. Even though she explained she was ready to tackle the audition, at the time of it, Steinfeld wasn’t in character and things didn’t turn out well, which left her depressed for a week. She explained,
“So I start, I start reading the scene and it’s I mean it was like scripted like start sobbing which is also so intimidating anyway, I got to that point and nothing was happening, nothing was coming, nothing was working, I know it’s bad, I just needed to leave so I walked out and I knew because I was so upset, I knew the minute I go in my car I was gonna start crying… I literally was like depressed for a week “
But despite losing the role that she desperately wanted, things worked out for the best for the True Grit Star, as she would lead some of the Best Marvel projects to date.
Hailee Steinfeld opens up about her connection to her Marvel character
Although Hailee Steinfeld has found herself playing two Marvel superheroes, Kate Bishop and Spider-Gwen, playing the latter has been a more personal journey for the actress. Although she does an impeccable job in portraying her MCU role in Hawkeye, her performance as Gwen Stacy is second to none. The actress also opened up about feeling a connection with Gwen Stacy and explained why she loves the character of Spider-Man so much. She explained,
“Of course, I have connected and resonated with both these characters… These films are so grounded and rooted in their characters and emotions. One of the reasons that I love Spider-man so much is because he is a normal dude, and he puts on this suit and becomes superhuman. Then he takes it off, and instantly he is a normal person again, trying to navigate life as it is. But it still seems larger than life.”
With the actress getting more time to shine in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, fans are engrossed to see how the story unfolds in the highly anticipated threequel.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently running in theatres.
Source: Complex
