Whereas Elle Fanning has appeared in main productions like Maleficent, The Lady from Plainville, and at the moment The Nice, the actress says she was as soon as handed over for a job not due to her performing expertise, however because of her Instagram follower rely (sure, actually).

“I didn’t get an element as soon as for one thing huge, and it may not have simply been this motive, however this was all of the suggestions that I heard—as a result of I didn’t have sufficient Instagram followers on the time,” Fanning mentioned throughout an look on the Glad Unhappy Confused podcast. “And so, that was slightly like, ‘OK.’ I firmly don’t imagine in ever not getting an element [because of that].”

Although the actress at the moment has over six million Instagram followers, she expressed the fact that many Hollywood actors face—balancing their craft with their private social media presence. Certainly, the numbers crunchers at Hollywood studios do calculate a undertaking’s “social attain,” which takes its stars’ whole on-line following under consideration. A big following is usually a main plus for the advertising and marketing division. For instance, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s capacity to push out promo materials to his 378 million Instagram followers is usually provided up as a part of the rationale for his continued field workplace success.

As for Fanning, the 25-year-old actress additionally mentioned collection like Marvel, Star Wars, and DC—reiterating the truth that she doesn’t really feel stress to signal on to any mega-franchises at this stage of her profession. “I might by no means say no to these issues, however I must have a gathering and actually discuss to see what it’s,” the movie star defined.

Season three of The Nice, by which Fanning stars as Catherine, premiered this week on Hulu. The actress additionally appeared on the Met Gala earlier this month, the place she wore a lace Vivienne Westwood robe and a black bolero.

From an early age (Fanning made her performing debut at three years previous) the actress has constantly balanced mainstream initiatives in addition to indie endeavors: “If you wish to do your indie work, particularly in producing, now I notice there are scripts that I need to take an opportunity on and produce they usually’re small, nevertheless it’s concerning the expertise.”