Stenberg, who is no stranger to the young adult genre, as her roles in The Hunger Games, Everything, Everything and The Darkest Minds prove, has subsequently been cast in the pivotal role.

Amandla Stenberg did not ask for anyone's opinion ... make a commentary about A24 sexualizing me, sexualizing my body, exploiting young women in order to sensationalize them, to make their media ...

In her new film Dear Evan Hansen, a slick adaptation of the hit stage musical, Amandla Stenberg plays a high ... “I was really young and passionate and outspoken – like so many other people ...