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Hailee Steinfeld is growing up to be a fine actress and an equally-fine person! She mesmerized us with her star-making turn in the “True Grit” remake, and now, she’s off to battle giant insect aliens in “Ender’s Game” from the beloved book by Orson Scott Card. She stars as Petra Arkanian, a tough-as-nails student who becomes Ender’s (Asa Butterfield’s) friend. Oh yeah, plus points that Hailee is a fellow Filipino, heyyyyy. In this interview, we talked about:

*** What attracted her in making “Ender’s Game?”
*** What attracted her to the character of Petra?
*** Working with Asa
*** Filming the zero-gravity scenes
*** A proud Filipino!
*** Has she visited the Philippines?
*** Has she eaten Filipino food?
*** The meaning of Asa’s name in the Philippines
*** What does she want viewers to feel or think after watching “Ender’s Game?”