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Maya Hawke Says Some Producers Cast Based on Actors’ Amount of Social Media Followers

"I don't care about Instagram, Instagram sucks. But just so you know, if you have over this many followers, you can get the money movie funded," the actress said.

Maya Hawke is giving insight into a possible stipulation for actors when auditioning for roles and looking back on the harsh criticism she once received from a producer. While sitting down for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Stranger Things star reflected on how “the line between actor and celebrity has gotten extremely blurry” in the age of social media and that some producers may cast someone based on their follower count. “And they don’t have to have a thousand extra BTS guys, taking footage and asking you to make a video of you peeling your orange on the side of the set,” she added.

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