In order to get into character, the whole crew “listened to a lot of Nirvana, Hole, and Smashing Pumpkins,” a musical genre that took the actress back to her own days as a punk rocker. “In 9th grade I was super into ‘90s music,” she says. “I had a really intense punk phase where I went to shows every Friday night and moshed my brains out. It was kinda funny tapping back into my 14-year-old self for this role. I listen to a lot of the same music like Cherry Glazerr and The Aquadolls.” Maisie seeks to help transform this homogeneity through acting. Though the sequel ever-so-slightly addresses the heteronormativity of its predecessor,The Kissing Booth was well on its way to smashing all sorts of records. Earlier this month, it was reported that the film becamethe highest-grossing superherooriginstoryand it was namedthe largest opening for a black directorback in February.Black Panther That and a trip to New York, where she got to see a bunch of coffee shops that were “queer as a three-dollar bill,” convinced her at age 18 to join several of her friends in a move to the Big Apple.