Hailee Steinfeld is everywhere. The 28-year-old, who has amassed 20 million Instagram followers and earned a regular spot on best-dressed lists, got engaged to her N.F.L. boyfriend, Josh Allen, in November, made a cameo in Novartis’s viral breast-cancer-awareness ad at this year’s Super Bowl, and just two weeks later, on February 26, launched Angel Margarita, a canned-cocktail company. But between the coronavirus pandemic and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress and singer hasn’t had a major film role in five years—until now.
Next week, she’s making her return to the big screen with Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s new film, starring Michael B. Jordan. “When you hear Ryan Coogler is writing an original story,” she says, “you do everything you possibly can to be a part of it.” A blend of a supernatural horror movie and a period piece, Sinners is set in the Jim Crow South. Jordan plays two twin brothers who return to their hometown in Mississippi only to find it overtaken by an evil force possessing the townspeople. Steinfeld plays Mary, a fearless local and one of Jordan’s love interests.
