"Whip It" gives us a glimpse onto the trackThe first images from Drew Barrymore's highly anticipated directorial debut, Whip It, surfaced online yesterday and we don't know if we should dust off our roller skates or break out that box of Samoas we've been hiding from our girlfriend. What we do know is that the photos of Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig and Zoe Bell as Hurl Girls have amped us up to a solid Mango Tango on the Film Frenzy Advisory Scale. Take a look: Page plays Bliss Cavendar, a teenager who escapes the beauty pageant scene forced upon her by her mom (Marcia Gay Harden) by joining a roller derby team in Austin, Texas. Smashley Simpson (Barrymore) and Malice in Wonderland (Wiig), The Hurl Girls' veterans, take Bliss under their wings.
Zoe Bell (as Bloody Holly) makes it four.
Bliss' arch-nemesis is Iron Maven (Lewis), the leader of the Holy Rollers, a schoolgirl-themed rival team.
We're not body-language experts, but it appears there is some, er, tension between Page and Lewis.
About her creative process, Barrymore told USA Today:
Smash away, Barrymore. It's what roller derby is all about. After your sneak peek of Whip It, where are you on the Film Frenzy Advisory Scale? Outrageous Orange? Vivid Tangerine? Surely you're at least at Lazer Lemon? Is anyone besides our faithful blog editor, Trish Bendix, already sitting on Hot Magenta? Submitted by on July 10, 2009 - 6:00pm. |
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Zoë Bell!
OH YES
This film looks so good, can't wait for it to be released!
hahaha...good one!
let us know how that turns out for you!!!
Zoe Bell...hmmm... Wasn't she a stunt double for Lucy Lawless in Xena???
Yup
Are you following me around...or just looking for Xena?
and...
Uma Thurman's stunt double in Kill Bill. Aaaand looking super hot in that photo up there.
Am I the only sour cherry on the fruitstand?
Bring on October!
bft! I was starting to think
bft! I was starting to think boozer Drew would never get this picture out.
j/k about boozer Drew. ;)
Yes!
How adorable is Ellen Paige in a girl scout roller outfit? This looks amazingly camp and I can not wait!
It also appears I may be able to recycle most of my old DEBS halloween costume as one fo the characters from the other group of gals. :P
derby!
Wiig
Wicked!!
this looks awesome! and
A simple Google in your area.
Before I left upstate NY, there was a growing derby scene in the Hudson Valley. Here is western Massachusetts there are also a few teams. Most have facebook and/or MySpace pages.
"Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained" - William Blake
Western New York
ZOMG!!!
zoe bell
zoe bell alone makes this movie a must see in my book!!!
hell yeah zoe bell!!!
Xena's stunt double rocks!
Its nice to see Zoe Bell getting more interesting parts. I've been following Zoe's career after I found out she was Lucy Lawless' stunt double on Xena. I'm looking forward to some ass kicking on this movie!
I'm also proud of Drew for making something so unique and fun as this movie!!!
Can't wait
I can't figure out why but i really like ellen and, well, drew is one of my biggest celebrity crush, so actually, cant wait to see it.
I can't wait!
Barrymore, Page, Bell, and Wiig?
awesome! can't wait to see it!
OMG i had no idea about
OMG
i had no idea about thsi movie!! i cant wait to see it!!!! i mean, ellen page AND julliet lewis in the SAME movie?! gooooosh
Finally! I was going into
Finally! I was going into some Ellen withdrawl... these pictures will satiate me for a little longer ;)
To every feminist action, there is an equal and opposite beauty reaction- Naomi Wolf
Ohhh yeahhh!! Deffonently
I Love Barrymore!!
Cool. This looks good... I can't wait to see a preview in theatres!
Very occasionally, if you pay attention, life doesn't suck.
-Joss Whedon
zoe bell!
Oh man, since seeing Death Proof I am so into Zoe Bell. Yayness :D
And Ellen Page, well, obviously (:
...and therefore is wingéd cupid painted blind
Whaaa!
I hadn't even heard of this. Shows how much MIA I've been. Anyway, Drew Barrymore & Ellen Page.. yes please! I have crushed on Ellen since I saw the film, 'Hard Candy'. Drew Barrymore stole my heart since her role in 'E.T' Lol. Gotta love these two bad mamaJamaz Lmfao.. (does anyone else say that but me??) ugh don't judge! Lol
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Count me in!
This movie looks interesting and fun to me.
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ok, I'm probably showing my age, but Juliette Lewis makes me weak in the knees. It is not so much the way she looks, but the combination of that sexy voice and her undeniable intelligence. I just want to spread her on a cracker.
I think it was her rendition of PJ Harvey's "I Can Hardly Wait" in Strange Days that sealed the deal. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUvqfrKQwc
I'm surprised that she'd decided to work on another flick though, it's been what, three years? Drew must have some power of conviction. *smirk*
(I'd like to see that video)
THANK YOU! I only know
THANK YOU!
I only know one other lady who loves Juliette more than I do. She is so damn interesting, I could watch and listen to her talk all day.
To every feminist action, there is an equal and opposite beauty reaction- Naomi Wolf
YaY ^.^
Yay..finally!!! Smashley Simpson and Malice in Wonderland?! God..this movie is made of win!!! Can't wait for this (and Ellen) to come out!!! ^.^
Lakshmi is my homegirl <3
Whip It>>
This actually looks pretty good!
BTW- am I the only one who noticed Drew was wearing her rainbow colors? She has on her Pride socks in the first pic and she wears a rainbow bracelet in the pic with her behind the camera. FINALLY that chick shows some queer pride, lol!
And here in DC, we have our own rollerderby scene. Check out our girls: http://www.dcrollergirls.com/
Totally!
i saw that bracelet
drew's finally showing her true colors!
woah
this movie looks amazing.
i wish i had the guts to do derby.
Juliette Lewis!!
I got to say a film about Rollerderby doesn't really interest me BUT Juliette Lewis is in it... So a must see! In fact the cast are all pretty sound really love Zoe Bell she was awesome in Deathproof and also made a kickass stunt double for Uma thurman in Killbill! Yep im excited (-:
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I'm already...
Glorious Derbyness!
as a fellow roller girl I know my teammates & i are super excited for this movie to come out...hopefully it will promote the sport in a positive way, get more women to participate, & get fans in the crowd!
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Can't wait.
*faps*
Body Language
I certainly hope we're not reading too much into that shot of Lewis and Page. Whether or not we are, I know I'll be picturing myself in Lewis' place when I finally get to bed. Oh to have Ellen Page look at me like that (or at all)!
"I am not a champion of lost causes but of causes not yet won."
Norman Thomas as quoted by Sonia Satomayor in her Princeton yearbook
I'm with you, Trish!
May I hereby invent catastrophic crimson? Is that allowed? I need to have another level in case Juliette contributes to the soundtrack. Ah, hell. I'm already at catastrophic crimson. Bring on Australian release dates!
yay!
i love ellen and juliette and zoe stole a piece of my heart in bullet proof lol sexy abs and a dare devil yum!
"Hands upon my back again.
Survival is my only friend.
Terrified of what may come.
Remember I will always love you,
Even as I claw your fucking throat away.
But it will end no other way"
Directed by Drew Barrymore
I love Drew's quote about directing this movie.
The concept sounded so awesome back when afterellen first mentioned it. The pictures from the film just make me more excited to see it.
I'm hoping it's good, good, good.
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Looks like a blast!
I think Kristen Wiig should borrow Amy Lee's Malice in Wonderland dress:
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hilarious
this should be a campy mess. cant wait, and hope for drew's sake it's as enjoyable as it sounds!
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woohoo rollerskates
yeah roller derby!!!! (comical cast fun)
Am I confused? Why did I think Drew Barrymore directed the Charlie's Angels remakes?
yay
awesome!
i cant wait to see this movie!! what an incredible cast!!! ellen page alone would have me running to the theater...but drew barrymore...and juliet lewis???!!! holy hell...i'm crazy excited to see this.
Well Zoe Bell cements this
OMG YES!!!