Report: Disney+ Hawkeye Series Adds Hailee Steinfeld
Steinfeld: Bumblebee & Dickinson Star Reportedly Signed To Play Kate Bishop
Okay. Okay. I know. I know. NONE of the trades have picked this up.
However, the casting just makes sense. And these Illuminerdi guys have been right before.
Moreover, anyone who saw the underrated and underappreciated Bumblebee knows Hailee Steinfeld has the action movie chops to handle whatever Marvel throws at her.
But she also has the acting bona fides:
The Report: Hailee Steinfeld
The Illuminderdi’s Braxter Timberlake posted:
I’ve been on the Marvel trail for some time now. After bringing you the news that Christian Bale is the lead villain in Thor: Love and Thunder – before Tessa Thompson did – and the confirmation that Mark Ruffalo had actually signed for She-Hulk – before Ruffalo did – we at The Illuminerdi have the next exciting confirmation to add to your Marvel-branded quiver.
The production of Hawkeye is hoping to ramp back up in Atlanta, Georgia this October. The six-episode limited series will center, as widely reported, on The Avengers’ Hawkeye mentoring his protege Kate Bishop in an effort to pass on his superhero mantle.
Casting is currently underway for the Hawkeye series, and we can all sleep well knowing that both Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld are officially set to star in the project. Steinfeld has long been rumored to be circling Hawkeye. In fact, reports of her being offered the role surfaced as early as last year. While we weren’t able to find out the nature of the delayed announcement, or the details of her negotiations, she is now firmly listed as set on the project.
TLDR: Illuminerdi on Hailee Steinfeld
They also posted a video breakdown:
The whole thing sounds good to this guy, and not just because my last name is Bishop.