How to Write "COOL SIDE-SHAVE ACTION GIRL" Played by Hailee Steinfeld

I'm usually not the biggest fan of celebrity voice actors but goddamn every penny was worth it when hiring Hailee for these roles.

Hailee Steinfeld has a Kick-Ass resume. Being in Two Marvel Franchises, playing an LOL Fighter, a Classic Western character, hanging out with an Autobot, becoming a writer in the 19th century, and sang in an Acapella group.

Hailee Steinfeld is defintely a talented individual. i do prefer her voice acting over her acting roles like Kate Bishop in hawkeye but I sense that may be just those properties didn't use her well. she really does well showing emotion in her voice and she is a good example that normal actors can be good voice actors if they just put in the work.

schnee explains why everybody should simp for Heilee Steinfeld for 19 minutes straight

If I had a nickel for every animated character voiced by Hailee Steinfeld who are among my favourite characters ever, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but its weird that it happened twice.

dude a spiderverse video and an arcane combo?? hell yes

this just made me realise how similar vi and gwen are. hailee really kills it in both roles <3 thank you for this !!

Also they happen to be in a beautifully animated, boundary pushing 2.5D animation that comes out of nowhere and becomes a giant hit based on a preestablished super famous franchise.

Not only is this well written and explain, it's edited well and almost every shot is appropriate exactly for what is talked about even without stating it outright. And it's like that for 18 minutes? That's effort. That's strength of presence in this world.

I really love how well written, flawed and tridimensional both these characters are. In a time where people eat up any "stoic badass" female archetype who has no real personality outside of being strong and having snark remarks, these two are so refreshing to see. They're allowed to be a lot of things at once, to be strong and vulnerable, to fuck up and do the right thing, to have layers and important relationships both in the romantic and platonic sense. They are what we should aim for when we talk about well written female characters.

Thank you for dedicating this video to our queen

Hailee Steinfeld is the gold standard for who screen/stage actors should look to when faced with a voiceover role. She just makes voice acting seem so natural and effortless. I hope that more animated movies take this into account rather than having big names to pull in audiences! All actors can lend their voices in animated movies, but voice acting certainly seems to require a wholly different approach.

okay, fine, i’ll go rewatch arcane for the 40th time 😔

hailee steinfeld is one of my favourite celebrity voice actors - she's very well cast in both cases and i love how her softer voice offsets the tougher appearance of the characters she plays. i think that's exactly what she brings to these roles, adding to that careful balance both vi and gwen have between masculinity and feminity, strength and tenderness, through how her voice contrasts their outward presentation.

The first 3 minutes is freaking hilarious

Impeccable intro! Both Gwen & Vi are two of my favorite recent animated characters so just really glad for a video on them both. It is absolutely amazing that they're both voiced by Hailee Steinfeld tho.

Is slightly unrelated but thought you'd enjoy it because it's one of those little details that help a lot in building the characters but observe how spider-gwen uses her webs against her father. It's constantly keeping him away, restraining, limiting but then when they have their heartfelt confession she finally brings them together with it

That intro is amazing! What a resume indeed! Somebody, please send it to Ms. Hailee because we do indeed appreciate her!

I'm currently writing a story about two brothers based on my relationship with my sister. After seeing this video, I realize I'm writing them so similar to this archetype you're explaining. (which is why I love arcane and spiderverse SO much). This was so helpful, thank you!!

No side shave, yet the character we deserve... The character that made Hailee Steinfeld. Book smart and articulate yet highly naïve. Tough and courageous yet headstrong and reckless. Stoic at times yet emotionally expressive and vulnerable at other times. Lost her father yet gained a protector in Rooster Cogburn. Ladies and gentlemen... MATTIE ROSS FROM TRUE GRIT! In all seriousness, many of the admirable traits and character arcs of Gwen and Vi were found in Hailee's fateful silver screen debut (and written in the source material from the 1968 novel). Without Mattie, there would be no onscreen appearance of Spider-Gwen nor Vi...