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Chase Infiniti’s Breakout Gains Steam With Casting Revelations and Awards Buzz

Fresh interviews detail an intensive audition process that, paired with behind-the-scenes support, helped propel the newcomer as awards attention grows.

Overview

  • Deadline profiles Infiniti’s rise from theater training and Presumed Innocent to landing Paul Thomas Anderson’s film after self-tapes, callbacks, and a four-day karate intensive.
  • At TheWrap’s Power Women Summit, Regina Hall recounted accidentally signaling that Anderson favored Infiniti during camera tests, an anecdote Infiniti says she overheard.
  • Infiniti plays Willa Ferguson opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Hall in an action-thriller that engages with themes of race without revealing key plot turns.
  • She says her portrayal drew on her biracial identity and conversations with Anderson, crediting the collaboration and on-set mentorship for shaping her performance.
  • Us Weekly reports she is embracing growing Oscar buzz for the film, while Deadline notes she has booked The Testaments and The Julia Set as her next projects.