Ellen Page has gone from awkward pregnant teen in Juno, to awkward teen who joins the roller derby in Whip It. Before the movie, though, Ellen Page didn’t know what roller derby was!

“I didn’t even know roller derby existed until I went as research for this movie — now I’m totally hooked,” explains Ellen. “I can’t keep away now. I even take friends along and they are blown away too. It’s an amazing sport.”

I hope she bring along plenty of helmets and ice packs! Derby can get pretty physical, but tons of fun.

The new girl power roller derby movie directed by Drew Barrymore comes out this Friday, October 2.

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