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"Whip It" gives us a glimpse onto the track

The 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:

I've been putting everything into a piggy bank, whether it was working with a filmmaker or going to a museum or listening to a certain song. Everything I've learned throughout my whole life has been going into this piggy bank, and I just smashed it all over the floor for this one.

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?

Kristina K's picture

Zoë Bell!

Erm... :D Yes, looking forward to this one.
Christina 's picture

OH YES

I love Ellen Page. I hope she's gay. And if she's not... Pages are easily turned right?

This film looks so good, can't wait for it to be released!
TheWeyrd1's picture

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???

eohl's picture

Yup

Yes, Zoe was one of Lucy Lawless main stunt doubles in Xena.
TheWeyrd1's picture

Are you following me around...or just looking for Xena?

Okay, maybe that's me...heh.
Mesocyclone's picture

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?

yaz's picture

Bring on October!

This film is made of hotness and win! :D
Luna's picture

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. ;)

Forza Roma's picture

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

Anonymous's picture

derby!

looks like a lot of fun + this is basically my dream cast. ridiculous. can't wait.
MobiusLoop's picture

Wiig

Kristen Wiig. Other than Kristen, none of this cast interests me.
lookatthestar's picture

Wicked!!

I've been waiting for this since last year...looking forward to watch this...Ellen page all the way plus sexy hot girl in skimpy short school uniform always a turn on! lol
kulhaha's picture

this looks awesome!  and

this looks awesome!  and also like a sport i might enjoy....hmmmm I wonder how one goes about joining a roller derby team?
swandiver's picture

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

Letia Ledfoot's picture

Western New York

The roller derby scene is growing pretty fast. In order to join they actually have roller derby boot camp...Want a taste? Look up Queen City Roller Girls.
hybridstar's picture

ZOMG!!!

Ellen Page + Drew B + Zoe Bell = FTMFW!!!
LogLady's picture

zoe bell

zoe bell alone makes this movie a must see in my book!!!

 

hell yeah zoe bell!!!

happykt's picture

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!!!

Manuela's picture

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'm Always......'s picture

I can't wait!

I can't wait! I can't wait!
Brick by boring Brick's picture

Barrymore, Page, Bell, and Wiig?

awesome! can't wait to see it!

atAll's picture

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

s a r a h's picture

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

Its Dare's picture

Ohhh yeahhh!! Deffonently

Ohhh yeahhh!! Deffonently going to watch this one :)
Mags's picture

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

butterfly.'s picture

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 

aimz's picture

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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Mara's picture

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)

Bikerchick's picture

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) 

s a r a h's picture

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

Ari's picture

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

shortypants's picture

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/

 

heidiheidiho's picture

Totally!

i saw that bracelet

drew's finally showing her true colors!

yellowrowboat's picture

woah

this movie looks amazing.

i wish i had the guts to do derby.  

Kurst's picture

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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dressyourfamily's picture

I'm already...

...sitting on Hot Magenta!
sabrina323's picture

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!

rollin' rican #21

jerseyshorerollergirls.net

girlbeatsdrums's picture

Can't wait.

It looks so great! Not a big Barrymore fan, but the rest of the cast makes me uber excited.
YoungWithoutYouth's picture

*faps*

Barrymore was an early crush for me, and Page is most definitely the biggest and the best hollywood crush I've had yet. This is going to make my year.
katydid's picture

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

RWL's picture

I'm with you, Trish!

I mean, really, if you think about it... Barrymore, Bell, Lewis and Page? All awesome. Rollerderby? Incredibly awesome and a great way to get some definition in your legs. Whip It?

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!
dollparts's picture

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"

jgotmilk's picture

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.

sidenote: 

check out my blog:http://excessiveamountsofbeauty.blogspot.com/ 

Emmanescence's picture

Looks like a blast!

I think Kristen Wiig should borrow Amy Lee's Malice in Wonderland dress:

 

www.myspace.com/emmahuntermusic

alex's picture

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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7Up's picture

woohoo rollerskates

yeah roller derby!!!! (comical cast fun)

 

Am I confused? Why did I think Drew Barrymore directed the Charlie's Angels remakes? 

sandra's picture

yay

drew barrymore, ellen page and kristen wiig.. need I say more?
JeSsIe-RiOt's picture

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.

The Shapusens's picture

Well Zoe Bell cements this

Well Zoe Bell cements this one for us!
xxPhoenixx's picture

OMG YES!!!

Zoe, Drew, Ellen, Juliet....its the casting jackpot as far as im concerned. Cant wait to see it =D