Grace VanderWaal is officially done filming her first ever movie!
The 14-year-old singer and now actress shared a sweet message to her co-stars and crew after wrapping up shooting on Stargirl, where she stars as the title character.
“I genuinely with all my heart have no idea how to even explain these past couple months of my life,” Grace started out on her Instagram. “I always thought I was missing something. I gave up trying to make friends or even have a conversation because I was so incredibly exhausted from giving my all, trying my best to connect with people and never succeeding.”
“I was nervous about making this movie because I knew a lot of the cast would be around my age and that scared me,” she continues. “I am new. I am genuinely a different, better version of myself coming out of this. I am so sad and still drying my eyes about it ending but also incredibly grateful for what this has done for me.”
Grace added at the end, “I’m normal, I’m not missing anything, I just needed love and acceptance to gain some social confidence. Thank you. Thank you to my now lifelong friends.”
The film, based on Jerry Spinelli‘s book of the same name, centers on Leo Borlock, who follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don’t stand out–under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes–for Leo and for the entire school.
After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.
Grace recently spoke with ET Canada about her first ever acting role.
“I am so excited!” she exclaimed. “I have never auditioned for anything. I did the lines, it was really weird, but it was comfortable once it started rolling.”
Grace added that she was very confident in her audition afterwards, “I was pretty sure that I got it because I felt that she [casting director] really liked me. But I didn’t know, because I’d never auditioned for anything. But [then], I did and I’m so excited about it.”
According to Deadline, the 14-year-old singer/songwriter will star in Disney’s upcoming Stargirl.
The film, based on Jerry Spinelli‘s book of the same name, centers on Leo Borlock, who follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don’t stand out–under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes–for Leo and for the entire school.
After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.
But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl’s arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.
Stargirl is one of the first original films that will go through the company’s new streaming platform.
