Cast ready to roll on 'Whip It!'

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Watts Joins 'Lear' and Ryan Returns to 'The Office'
Published 6/30/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
... Wiig , Juliette Lewis and Zoe Bell are mixing it up with Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore in Barrymore's directorial debut, the roller derby comedy Whip it! . Harden plays an overbearing ex-beauty queen who would rather see her daughter, Bliss (Page), in pageants than skates. Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") plays Bliss' rowdy mentor, Malice in Wonderland. Lewis is Dinah Might, the star of Austin's top team. Bell plays a medical technician moonlighting as derby star Bloody Holly. [ THR ] Scot Armstrong Feeds on Zookeeper : Scot Armstrong has been hired to do additional ...

Drew Barrymore's Directorial Debut, "Whip It," Hires Its Cast
Published 6/30/2008 at FilmWad
"Whip It," a roller skating comedy that sounds like the female version of "Blades of Glory," now has a full cast. In addition to previously announced leads Drew Barrymore (who will also direct the flick) and Ellen Page, "Whip It" will star Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lews and Zoe Bell. ...

Anthony Hopkins to Overact in a Classical Mode
Published 6/30/2008 at Vulture
... Four Whip It Good: Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, and Zoe Bell have joined Drew Barrymore's roller-derby extravaganza, Whip It. Although excited now, they might be less so when they start the two-week skating boot camp à la Saving Private Ryan. [HR] ...

Movie News Roundup: Watts, Fox, Another 300 Movie and More
Published 6/30/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... According to Hollywood Reporter, four more ladies (Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis and Zoe Bell) have joined Drew Barrymore's directorial feature Whip It, starring Ellen Page. The movie is based on the novel Derby Girl. ...

More Ladies are Ready to 'Whip It!'
Published 6/30/2008 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
... -- a flick about snarky chicks, toughness, and roller derby action. It sounded like a whole wackload of fun. The rumored March start date came and went without a sound, but now, luckily, things are on track for this summer. Even better: The Hollywood Reporter posts that joining Page and Barrymore on-screen will be ...

Four more gear up to ‘Whip It!’ with Barrymore
Published 7/1/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harden plays Bliss’ mother, a former beauty queen who would prefer to see her daughter compete in pageants. Wiig is set to play Bliss’ mentor, while Lewis appears as the star of Austin’s top team. Bell plays a derby star known as Bloody Holly. ...