The film will follow Becca and Fat Amy (Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson) through their senior year of college and graduation.
Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, and Kelley Jakle also star.
Steinfeld is one of the few new high-profile additions to the cast. The young actress confirmed the news of her casting via her Twitter account:
It's official and I'm SO excited!!!!!!!!!!#PitchPerfect2 pic.twitter.com/FP2ac06skp
— Hailee Steinfeld (@HaileeSteinfeld) April 30, 2014
Banks is directing the sequel using a script by returning writer Kay Cannon.
Paul Brooks and Max Handelman will produce the sequel.
"Pitch Perfect 2" is currently filming in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is scheduled to hit theaters May 15, 2015.
The first Pitch Perfect made $115 million worldwide from a $17 million budget, and was one of the top-performing DVD and VOD titles of 2013.
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