Chase Infiniti: My parents freaked out more than me when I said I was acting opposite Leonardo DiCaprio'

"You could hardly ask for a better movie debut than Chase Infiniti's in One Battle After Another, even if the 24-year-old actor was very much thrown in at the deep end. As Willa, the teenage daughter of former revolutionaries, she was called on to do shoot-outs, car chases, karate, and to hold her own against heavyweights like Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Regina King."

"I did six months of auditioning for the film while I was working on my first project, Presumed Innocent. So I was in California when I sent in my first self-tape. And about a month after that, the casting director called me and was like: Hey, Paul Thomas Anderson would love to do an in-person callback, and it's going to be a chemistry read with Leonardo DiCaprio and Regina Hall."

"I was definitely freaking out the first time that they told me. And I called my parents right away, and I was like: Mom, I'm about to meet Leo DiCaprio and Regina Hall tomorrow. So they were freaking out too, even more than me. Once I got there, on the day, I was like: OK, I came here to do my job, and I'm gonna make sure that I'm doing right by myself and my scene partners."

Chase Infiniti, a 24-year-old actor, debuted in One Battle After Another as Willa, a teenage daughter of former revolutionaries. The role required shoot-outs, car chases, karate, and confronting established actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Regina King. Infiniti auditioned for six months while working on Presumed Innocent, submitted a self-tape from California, and completed in-person callbacks, chemistry reads, and camera tests. She then underwent four days of intensive karate training, including private lessons and group classes. Meeting co-stars calmed her nerves, and she focused on performing her scenes professionally.

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