You need more than just pure talent to make it as a significant movie star these days, and Elle Fanning isn’t afraid to get in touch with that out. The actor has carved out prestigious market for herself as an indie darling through her vocation, but breaking into the Marvel/Star Wars franchise equipment has confirmed hard… and not for the cause she expected. Fanning disclosed that right after she auditioned for one of these massive franchise flicks, she was told she “didn’t have ample Instagram followers” to land the section.

Fanning opened up about the jarring encounter on the May perhaps 11 episode of the Pleased Unhappy Baffled podcast. When requested if she’s felt strain to star in a huge studio franchise film, Fanning uncovered her audition horror story: “I did consider out for… I’m not likely to say what it was, but I did not get a portion the moment for something significant due to the fact — it could possibly not have just been this rationale, but this was the feedback that I listened to — was due to the fact I didn’t have adequate Instagram followers at the time,” Fanning reported. “So that was a minor like… I firmly really don’t imagine in not finding a section [for that]. It was for a more substantial factor, a franchise detail.”

She did not reveal what the film was or what her social media next appeared like at the time, but her Instagram at the moment has over 6 million followers.

Fanning went on to say she can relate with her The Good co-star Nicholas Hoult around the rejection from much more mainstream blockbusters. Even though both actors did have their big franchise times — Fanning in Maleficent and Hoult in the X-Adult males videos — they’ve been most celebrated for their non-Disney/Marvel roles. Hoult not long ago unveiled he dropped out on starring in 2022’s The Batman to Robert Pattinson, which Fanning recognized as a painful practical experience. She reported she’d be mindful about leaping at one more franchise film soon after what she’s viewed and discovered.

“I would never say no to individuals things, but I would have to have a conference and actually discuss to see what it is,” Fanning stated. “I did not have to go by means of what Nick did they created him test the [Batman] fit on. You need to have a balance. If you want to do your indie function, specially in creating now, [having a big franchise] does make you breathe greater.”