{"id":68784,"date":"2025-04-11T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=68784"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:15:49","slug":"hailee-steinfeld-says-film-sinners-story-raised-questions-in-her-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/hailee-steinfeld-says-film-sinners-story-raised-questions-in-her-mind\/68784\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailee Steinfeld Says Film Sinners\u2019 Story \u2018Raised Questions\u2019 In Her Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hailee Steinfeld\u2019s latest role in <em>Sinners<\/em> offers a unique and deeply personal connection, despite playing an undead character. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the horror film is set in 1930s Mississippi and features Steinfeld as Mary, a multiracial vampire navigating the racial tensions of the American South. The film, which premieres in theaters on April 18, is not just a horror story for Steinfeld; it serves as a reflection on her own heritage and family history.<\/p>\n<p>Steinfeld, who is of Black and Filipino descent on her mother\u2019s side, shared that playing Mary brought unexpected emotions to the surface and sparked numerous questions about her family\u2019s past. \u201cIt had such an impact on me personally,\u201d Steinfeld said in a conversation with <em>People<\/em>. \u201cTherefore, I feel like the least it can do is make an impact on those that watch it.\u201d Her role in <em>Sinners<\/em> prompted her to connect with her family\u2019s history, especially memories of her grandfather, and she reflected on how she wished he were alive to help answer the many questions the film raised during production.<\/p>\n<p>Director Ryan Coogler also brought a deeply personal touch to the film, citing the loss of his Uncle James, who was from Mississippi. Coogler\u2019s childhood experiences at his uncle\u2019s house, where they bonded over blues music, played a significant role in shaping the movie. He described how listening to those blues records after his uncle\u2019s passing helped him feel as though he were still in the presence of his late uncle, especially when the music was loud enough in a dark room.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Steinfeld\u2019s emotional journey, <em>Sinners<\/em> stars Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, both World War I veterans who return to their hometown to open a blues club. However, they soon uncover a supernatural threat lurking in their community, adding a layer of terror to the emotional and cultural themes of the film.<\/p>\n<p>With its mix of personal grief, cultural heritage, and the supernatural, <em>Sinners<\/em> promises to be more than just a horror film. For Steinfeld, the project was not only an exploration of her own roots but also a way to share that emotional journey with the audience. She hopes the film resonates with viewers as deeply as it did with her, offering more than just scares but also a powerful exploration of identity and history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailee Steinfeld\u2019s latest role in Sinners offers a unique and deeply personal connection, despite playing an undead character. Directed by\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":68785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1429],"class_list":["post-68784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-hailee-steinfeld"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}