Waiting for "Whip It!" Wednesday

Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, and Kristen Wiig as derby darlings in Whip It

Fact: Tough girls on roller skates are HOT. Not just hot, but HAHT, even. 

Trust me, it's proven by science.

And what could be better than an all-girl, roller derby throwdown film headed by Canadian cutie (and potential baby dyke...?), Ellen Page?

Nothing. 

Nothing is better.

I never thought I would utter these words, but.... Drew Barrymore, you are an utter and epic genius.

It's true, lovely readers -- Whip It marks Ms. Barrymore's directorial debut and what a start it will be. I mean, what other film could cater so blatantly to an audience of gay girls, am I right? I certainly hope I am since I will be front and centre in the theatre on its opening weekend, mark my words.

In a bid for her own independence, the teen misfit, Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page), sheds the stifling expectations of her mother (Marcia Gay Harden) and the Texas beauty-queen circuit and reinvents herself after joining an all-girl roller derby team, the Hurl Scouts. Under the guidance of Smashley Simpson (Barrymore) and Malice in Wonderland (Kristen Wiig), the young Bliss learns to assert herself and even take on her derby nemesis, Iron Maven (Julia Lewis) of the Holy Rollers.

*EXCITEMENT ABOUNDS*

Another interesting tidbit: Whip It is based on yet another debut -- writer Shauna Cross published her original YA novel, Derby Girl, at roughly the same time she was given the greenlight to develop a feature film script. Quite an exciting experience for a first-time writer, I must admit. 

And what was that last piece of information I was supposed to mention? Hmmm.... now, what could it be.... our Canadian gal, Ellen Page, is skating with... oh, darn, who was it again?

OH! That's right -- she's been paired with none other than:

ZOE BELL as BLOODY HOLLY.

*Mind explodes*

Oh, to be the woman decorating Ms. Bell's bottom with an intense, rather convincing derby bruise.

I am simply bubbling over with anticipation. 

And you better believe I'll be writing a detailed review of this film once I see it. What a mid-week treat it was to discover these stills. *CHEERS*