Haley Lu Richardson is opening up about auditioning for Marvel and the way “overwhelming” it was for The White Lotus star the time she tried to enter the superhero world.
Throughout an look on the Blissful Unhappy Confused podcast, the star of The Fringe of Seventeen recalled doing a display take a look at for a Marvel undertaking that she finally didn’t find yourself reserving.
“I did do a giant display take a look at for a Marvel character, and there was like actual cameras there, they usually did our hair, and make-up, and stuff,” she mentioned (by way of Comedian Ebook). “However they simply directed us in what sort of avenue garments to put on, like what colours and stuff. We didn’t truly get in a superhero costume.”
Richardson added, “However yeah, it’s simply so overwhelming, since you’re simply committing to one thing, and also you haven’t even seen a script.”
Richardson elevated her notoriety after starring within the second season of The White Lotus on HBO the place she performed the position of Portia, the assistant to Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya. In 2016, Richardson starred in Fremon Craig’s directorial debut The Fringe of Seventeen the place she shared the display with Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson and Kyra Sedgwick.
Subsequent up for Richardson is Love at First Sight, which Netflix acquired in 2022. The movie directed by Vanessa Caswill additionally stars Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Rob Delaney, Dexter Fletcher and Sally Phillips.
Based mostly on the 2011 novel The Statistical Chance of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith, Richardson additionally serves as an govt producer.
