Friday, April 24, 2009

First Look: Olivia Thirlby in What Goes Up

Olivia Thirlby is best known for her role as Leah, who was best friends with Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) in Juno. The film won an Oscar for best original screenplay written directly for the screen. Recently, she played the part of Stephanie in the independent film The Wackness opposite Josh Peck. That film won the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.

In What Goes Up, Thirlby plays Tess, a teenager struggling with the concept of how individual experiences shape our view of the world. In this clip, complete with scenes from the movie, Thirlby shares personal insights about the film and what it is like working with Steve Coogan, who plays Campbell Babbitt. (Content warning: adult language).

First Look: Olivia Thirlby in What Goes Up.



Thirlby, the daughter of a construction worker, was born in New York City, and trained at the American Globe Theatre as well as (briefly) the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She also completed a stage combat course with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC). Her first role was in the movie United 93.

Vanity Fair magazine called Thirlby part of "Hollywood's New Wave," along with The Jonas Brothers, Emma Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Kristen Stewart, Josh Peck, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Recently, fans were thrilled to find Thirlby with Kat Dennings on the cover of Nylon Magazine.

13 comments:

  1. I was more excited about the single, but this looks great too! I want to see the movie. Please give us a scene with Hilary Duff soon!

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  2. Nice! Thanks for the comment, like the blog! Nad

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  3. Looks like Olivia did a fantastic job in this movie, and it was cool to hear what she had to say about the characters and her experiences. I really can't wait to learn which cities will host the movie. This looks like such a great film. Love the blog, keep posting more clips and pics! ---Jen

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  4. Very satisfying to watch that. She's clearly a really great and interesting actress and she picks good movies to work on.

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  5. That was cool to watch, the movie seems good. I hope to see more of these (with Hilary and others) very soon

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  6. Hey! Thanks for all these great comments. We'll be sharing more clips in the weeks ahead. We'll also be adding some fresh interviews from the stars.

    On Monday, we can finally share the theatrical premiere and all the upcoming first run cities. Several more were added this week.

    The Insider Team

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  7. Hey!! Thanks SO much for visit my hilary blog and the new info!!! I Love she! I have 87 CD´s & Singles of HER and ALL her Movies on VHS & DVD! LOVE HER SO MUCH!!! Can't wait for this movie!!! THANS SO MUCH!!! Can u contat me on my e-mail?! Can you give me exclusive preview or something about the new single!!! I LOVE IT!!! "Any Other Day"

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  8. Hey HDD,

    We removed your e-mail address. It's never a good idea to include an e-mail address in a comment section or you'll end up on spam lists. However, we have it. Check your inbox for a response.

    All our best,
    The Insider Team

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  9. THANKS SO MUCH!!! You so great!!! Thank u! Thank u! Thank u!!! SO MUCH!!!

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  10. Is there any further news on the Song/Sountrack as yet?

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  11. Naja,

    This is a list of the stations that received an advanced mailing of the single "Any Other Day" by Hilary Duff.

    WPRO Providence, Rhode Island
    WBLI Nassau Long Island, New York
    KIIS Los Angeles, California
    KZZP Phoenix, Arizona
    KHTS San Diego, California
    WNTQ Syracuse, New York
    WAKS Cleveland, Ohio
    WZEE Madison, Wisconsin
    KRQQ Tucson, Arizona
    WAOA Melbourne, Florida
    WNCI Columbus, Ohio
    Z100 New York, New York
    KVUU Colorado Springs, Colorado
    KNGY San Francisco, California
    WDRE Long Island, New York
    WNYZ New York, New York

    Sometime this week, all Top 40 stations will be able to play it for fans.

    All our best,
    The Insider Team

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  12. idk,I don't mean to be annoying .but i know some fans are getting pretty restless over the song.The fact that it is taking so long to premiere, there is not really a video to see ,and it is not really being heard live anywhere (through promotion), and it is not really posted low quality anywhere... and it is taking a bit of time to premiere anywhere

    Personally i am a bit worried about how it is going to do, because i feel if the song can do well then it can help the movie to do well..

    *sigh* well i guess we will just have to wait and see.

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  13. Hi Naja,

    We appreciate that. The thinking is that is would be worse to tell you tomorrow until we are certain it will be tomorrow.

    We suspect it will do very well. We are all waiting to see. :)

    All our best,
    The Insider Team

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