Hailee Steinfeld reveals Josh Allen called her about her Avengers status (Getty Images)
The Bills quarterback has his own business to handle after a messy 24-16 win over the Chargers kept Buffalo at 3-0, but he is clearly as curious about her next big role as any fan. Hexed is a Disney animated feature that reaches theaters on November 25. Pugh is confirmed for Doomsday as Yelena Belova, and she is busy promoting East of Eden.
Hailee Steinfeld told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show this week that Allen called her recently to ask if she is in Avengers: Doomsday. Steinfeld said her husband “called me the other day and was like, ‘Are you in this?'” The line works because she has dealt with the same question since the Sinners premiere in April 2025. Steinfeld said she wants to have Pugh on for an issue. At D23 last month, she told Access Hollywood, “This is the first project I’ve been working on since I had my baby.
Josh Allen is waiting on a Marvel answer from his wife, just like the rest of the internet. Her reply to Fallon’s follow-up question was neither a yes nor a no. By her own account, yes. Fans want to know whether Kate Bishop, her Hawkeye character, will turn up in the film. Either she is dodging her own husband, or she truly does not know yet. For a quarterback who spends his Sundays making defenses guess, being left guessing is a nice twist. Beyond Hawkeye on Disney+, she voices Gwen in both Spider-Verse films. Her newsletter added a small wrinkle. In Beau Society, she wrote about bumping into Florence Pugh backstage between talk shows. A backstage hello proves nothing, but Marvel fans will happily read into it. Steinfeld voices Billie Doe, a teenage oddball who finds out she has magic powers. Rashida Jones voices her Type-A mom, with Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins also in the cast. The film carries extra weight for her. She and Allen welcomed daughter Harper Haize this offseason, so telling a mother-daughter story clearly means a lot to her.
The Chargers game brought five turnovers and 10 penalties, and he appeared to hurt his left knee on a run. Coach Joe Brady said on September 30 that he is not concerned, and Allen was a full participant in practice that day. Steinfeld, asked on Fallon whether the couple is superstitious about the 3-0 start, borrowed one of Allen’s favorite lines from The Office: “We’re a little ‘stitious, you know? Buffalo hosts the New England Patriots in Week 4.
Allen has his own storylines this week too. How can you not be?