On October 9, movie goers will learn how to Whip It!, as Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is released on that date.
The movie stars Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, a misfit that doesn't fit into her small Texas town... until she comes across a women's roller derby league.
Page is featured in the first official poster for the film:
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In Whip It, Ellen Page stars as a rebellious teenager that signs up to play roller derby brutal. Along the way, she discovers friendship and freedom... among numerous bruises and falls.
The film marks the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, who told USA Today that she quickly learned how one must call upon a lifetime of experiences when behind the camera.
"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," Barrymore told the newspaper.
The story of a young girl pushed in many different directions, Whip It also stars Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis and Zoe Bell.
Barrymore said the tale partly reflects her own, as she was a famous child star that struggled with the transition to adulthood.
"I felt pressures that everybody feels, whether it's inter-office, in high school or a small town. Everyone relates to expectations others have or what the world thinks. Who am I going to become? What am I going to be in this world?"
According to MTV, comic book Gearhead isn't simply on the verge of being made into a big screen feature, an actress is already rumored for the lead role.
Writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Kevin Mellon say Ellen Page is among the leading candidates to star.
Mellon said he "designed Shelby as an amalgam of a couple of different Hollywood actresses and a few women I've known in my life, and Ellen has a lot of all of their qualities in spades... If I'd seen Hard Candy before working on Gearhead, I'd probably have modeled Shelby more on Ellen to begin with."
In Gearhead, a young woman unites with a unit of rebels to fight the corrupt superheroes that govern the country. She must rise to the challenge of her destiny and become Gearhead.
Ellen Page is set to play one of English literature's most famous characters, the heroine of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre."
According to Variety, Alison Owen of Ruby Films, who most recently produced The Other Boleyn Girl, is working with BBC Films to develop the new adaptation of Bronte's classic 19th century romance. The story focuses on a mousy governess that softens the heart of her surly employer Mr. Rochester... only to discover that he's hiding a terrible secret.
This book is one of the most adapted novels in English literature. The last big screen adaptation, in 1996, was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starred Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Page most recently starred in Smart People.
Ellen Page won't be going to Hell after all.
The Juno star was set to team up with Spiderman director Sam Raimi for the forthcoming horror Drag Me to Hell, but scheduling conflicts have caused the actress to back out of the project.
With the film being pushed back, it now he film coincides with Page's other projects, which include: Whip It, a roller derby comedy directed by Drew Barrymore, and Peacock, a thriller starring Cillian Murphy.
"We were racing to start production so that we could accommodate Ellen's schedule" said Ghost House in a statement, "but like so many other productions trying to start before the potential SAG strike date, this one needed more time and we had to push back the start of production."
Ellen Page is taking advantage of every opportunity Juno has opened up for her.
Having already signed up to star in Whip It and Drag Me to Hell, the Oscar nominee will also co-star with Cillian Murphy in the psychological thriller Peacock.
The title is derived from tiny Peacock, Nebraska, where Murphy's character, a split personality, fools the town into believing his two alter egos are man and wife. Page plays a struggling young mother who holds the key to his past and sparks a battle between the personalities.
Shooting begins in May, according to Variety.
"Peacock stunned me as a script from start to finish," Murphy, who will reprise his role in The Dark Knight this summer, said. "It offers an incredible challenge to an actor - one I couldn't turn down."
Ellen Page has signed on to star in Drag Me To Hell, Same Raimi's long-awaited return to the horror genre. The director has spent much of the last eight years working on the Spider-Man trilogy.
Playing the recipient of a supernatural curse, this will be Page's second foray into horror. She starred in David Slade's psychological thriller Hard Candy, the film that introduced most people to her talents as an actress.
Page is also attached to headline Drew Barrymore's Whip It. Drag Me To Hell stars shooting on March 17.
Still overwhelmed by her nomination for Best Actress, Ellen Page was asked by MTV News aboutr the moment she heard she was up for the award against Julie Christie and Cate Blanchett:
"We were coming from Paris on the train (Eurostar) and just getting to London [when I heard]. It was exciting. [Winning awards] was something I was trying to keep out of my mind [but] it's a surprise and very humbling," the actress said.
Page, of course, plays the title role in Juno and shared with MTV News what attracted her to the part:
"It's extremely refreshing and although it's witty, unique and funny, it's also extremely genuine and honest."
Juno itself has received Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
"Diablo Cody wrote one of the best screenplays I ever read," said Ellen of the first-time scriptwriter. "It just blew me away."
Whip It is the big screen adaption of Shauna Cross' book "Derby Girl."
Drew Barrymore is making her feature directorial debut on the film, which ought to begin filming in March start. The story is based around Bliss Cavendar, a blue haired, indie-rock loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas.
Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Blue Bonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny. Bliss' escape? Take up Roller Derby.
According to a recent interview Cross gave to Film School Rejects, the actress that will play the role of Bliss has a name that rhymes with "Shmellen Shmage."
Might this be Juno star Ellen Page?
With Juno set to become Fox Searchlight's highest grossing film of all-time, Elle Page appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 3:
