- So tell me, what experience do you have?
- Sure, well, I'm a huge fan to start.
- You love Marvel, that's great.
But "Pitch Perfect" is not "The Avengers"
as you know, right? - No no, it's not quite.
I was in "Bumblebee."
- I haven't seen that one. Is that a Nat Geo doc?
- About what? - About bees?
- No. I played Gwen Stacy in "Spider-Man."
- "Spider-Man," you're in the "Spider-Man" films.
- Yes, yes. - I didn't know that.
I apologize. - No, no, that's okay.
- I feel like an idiot now. Sorry.
Gwen Stacy, so that must've been in the Tom Holland,
recent one? - No, no.
- Oh, Andrew Garfield? - No.
- Tobey Maguire?
- "Spider-Verse," it was
"Into the Spider-Verse." - Animated cartoons
are different than live action, as you know.
- Sure. - It's just the voice.
It's just like, I can do that.
I'm Gwen Stacy.
- Wow, you know, what? You're right.
You could have, you should have.
- No, I'm not saying I'm better than you.
I'm just saying it's not a real performance. That's all.
Do you have any recommendations?
- Yes, yes, I have a letter of recommendation right here
from Jeff Bridges,
from the desk of Jeff Bridges.
But from him, inside you'll see his signature.
He was in "Iron Man."
We worked together in "True Grit."
- "True Grit."
"True Grit." "True Grit."
"True Grit." It's not ringing a bell.
"True Grit." That's like a gym in West Hollywood?
- "True Grit" is not a gym. It's a movie.
- One of those DC movies. That's the one we Momoa!
- Mm. - We don't do crossovers.
We don't like crossovers. - It's the Coen Brothers.
Coen Brothers directed.
I was nominated for an Oscar for it.
- Do you know what it grossed off the top of your head?
- I don't, but I could absolutely find out.
- Yeah, if you could just. - It did well.
It did quite well. - Good, good.
All right, some standard questions for you here.
These are the usual ones we run by everybody.
Have your parents ever been violently murdered
in front of you? - No.
- Oh. I mean great, obviously, for your personal life.
But would help for the backstory for the character.
- Well that's why I guess it's called acting, right?
- I don't wish your parents were murdered in front
of you obviously, but it would help.
It would help. - Kinda sounded for a moment,
like maybe. - So some superhero costumes
necessitate not going to the bathroom for days at a time.
Is that something that you could be cool with?
- You know, I'm fit for the fight,
but I would prefer to be able to go.
- Prefer bathroom.
Would you be willing to show Mark Ruffalo how
to use an iPhone?
- Is he willing to be shown how?
- We've tried. - We've tried.
- We've tried. - I could, I'm sure I,
- Give it a go? - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
of course. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Would you be okay with being painted orange?
We have a new character we're toying
with called Orange Lady.
- Oh. - Yeah.
- And what are her powers?
- Right now we just have
the Orange Lady idea. - Just the concept.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Okay.
- You would be painted orange.
The science is not completely in yet,
but we're pretty sure it's gonna be safe.
- Oh, listen, if you're pretty sure, right?
As long as it's not toxic.
- 40 to 45% sure that it is completely safe.
- Wonderful. - Yeah, you'll be fine.
All right. Those were my questions.
So let's get on our feet and do a screen test.
Shall we? - Okay, wonderful. Yes.
Is there a script? - No, no, no, no, no.
All Marvel movies are completely improvised.
You didn't know that? - Oh wow, I didn't.
- Improvised. - Great.
- You'll be great though. - Okay.
- So Hailee, this is how it's gonna work.
I'm gonna give you some prompts.
Just embrace the moment, be real. Own the space.
There's an alien Skrull
and it's shooting laser beams at you!
Now you're shooting laser beams at it!
- How? - With your eyes,
with your eyes, Hailee.
Good, oh, but the alien Skrull has deflected it
and it's now hitting you.
It hurts. It hurts.
- Ow. - Well, okay,
you don't say it ow, but yes, it's burning.
You're burning up. (Hailee screams)
Okay. You're in a scene with Ant-Man.
- Okay. - But he's so small.
He's tiny. Where's Ant-Man?
- Oh shoot. - You need his help.
- Ant-Man? Oh, damn it, Ant-Man where are you?
- Yeah, he's behind you,
he's behind you. - Behind me!
Oh my God, Ant-Man!
- You stepped on Ant-Man! - Oh my gosh!
Oh my God.
- He's dead.
- I'm sorry.
- That was amazing. - Thank you.
- [Josh] You were nominated for an Oscar, weren't you?
- Thank you. - Wow.
You're running away from an explosion.
- Oh.
- But you're cool, you're a superhero.
You're not phased by it. - Oh yeah.
It's like cool guys don't look at an explosion.
- Cool run. - Okay, yeah. Am I running?
Am I running, honestly? - Maybe it's a light jog.
And now maybe there's a killer clown behind you.
- With the explosion
or a whole different thing? - This is a different thing.
This is a different scene, different scene.
- So a killer clown. - Killer clown.
How would you act opposite a killer clown chasing you?
There are no wrong choices. - Okay. So killer clown.
Oof! - Nope. Wrong, wrong.
- That's it, I had a feeling. - Killer clown.
- Ah!
- Better.
This is a laser sword. That's a laser sword you have.
Let me see you run from the clown with the laser sword.
What if it's a giant puppy?
There's a giant puppy chasing you, Hailee.
No, it's a giant puppy. It's not gonna, it's gonna kill you.
It's gonna eat you. - A giant puppy?
- Yeah. Here it comes!
- Come here boy! (mimics kissing)
Plot twist. - Yup. Yup.
That was pretty good. - You were expecting me
to run. - Yep.
Let me grab your laser sword.
- Oh sure. (mimics laser)
- (laughs) She's funny. She's a funny one.
How about some catch phrases?
Every superhero needs a great catchphrase.
- Sure. - How about,
special delivery, your ass whooping is here.
- Oh, I like that. All right.
Special delivery, your ass whooping is here.
- British. You're British.
You're playing it British. - British, oh.
Special delivery, you're ass whooping is here.
- Good, good.
Hope you're hungry,
because you're about to eat some pavement.
- I hope you're hungry,
'cause you're about to eat some pavement.
- You're a pirate.
- Of all things, a pirate. - We haven't had a pirate
in the MCU yet.
- Arr, I hope you're hungry,
'cause you're about to eat some pavement, arr.
- Yeah, maybe we won't do the pirate thing.
Siri, cancel my brunch plans. This jerk is going down.
- Siri, cancel my brunch plans. This jerk is going down.
- You in trouble.
Yeah. - You in trouble?
- You in trouble! - Not you're in trouble?
You? - It's more colloquial.
It's how the kids talk. - I got you.
You in trouble.
- I literally flinched.
- And neither one of my parents were murdered
in front of me in the flesh, you know what I'm saying?
- Yeah, good call back. - Yeah, yeah.
- I'm gonna bleep you up.
We'll add the bleep, it's Marvel, so we can't curse.
You can just move your mouth and.
- Fluck? - Fluck is great.
I'm gonna fluck you up. - I'm gonna fluck you up.
- Again. - I'm gonna fluck you up.
- Yep. - I am gonna fluck you up.
- One more!
- I'm gonna fluck you up.
- See, the repetition helps sometimes.
Well, Hailee, the verdict is in.
How would you like to be Kate Bishop?
You got it. - Shut up.
- You got it. - You're kidding?
Oh my God. Thank you so much!
Oh my God, I can't wait.
I can't wait to work with Jeremy Renner.
Oh my God. I get to work with Renner.
This is- - You're not working
with Jeremy Renner.
Jeremy Renner is CGI,
but congratulations nonetheless.
He's not real. Now you know.
Secret. Don't tell. (laughs)
- Lips are sealed. - Yeah.
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