“I use a lot my voice to hide what I’m feeling. That’s not something that I do in real life,” Rae said. “Having to really exercise my voice to convey everything that I wanted to say. That plus having to project everything via her voice was also a challenge. Her love of working in physical spaces also made acting in scenes she had to imagine different, as Rae had to depend on the script to visualize where her character would be. “But honestly a lot of my scenes are with Gwen (Stacy, another Spider-Woman character) and I did get a chance to read with Hailee Steinfeld and that was really fun and rewarding,” Rae said. Voicing a character in an animated film isn’t like shooting a live action project, and Rae said it wasn’t easy “not being able to play off of all of the actors.” Not that the role wasn’t challenging for her. Rae said she was thrilled to join the all-star cast which includes Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man and Brian Tyree Henry as his dad, Jefferson Morales. Jessica Drew can battle with the best of them, pregnant or not, as she swings into action in the eagerly awaited sequel to the Oscar-winning film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” released in 2018. I just am so proud to bring this character to life and hope to continue to, honestly,” Rae told CNN. The “ Insecure” star is known for portraying characters who are undeniably unique, and this latest role is no different. Spider-Woman, who just happens to be with child in the new animated film that spans alternate universes.

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If Issa Rae was going to play a superhero in a Marvel project, of course it would be a pregnant one.

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