answers: Skylar Astin
context: was the most exquisite, elegant, balanced, sublime performance. Anna was our first choice for the role of Beca." When casting the character of Jesse, Max Handelman said "We were looking for a young John Cusack-type guy. We needed to find someone who was kind of awkward but not a geek, but not so cool that you're not rooting for him." Skylar Astin was chosen for the role. Of Astin's audition, Banks said the chemistry between Skylar and Anna when they read together prior to shooting was "clear and they were able to riff off each other." Rebel Wilson was recognized </s> Perfect (film) Perfect is a 1985 American romantic drama film starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, directed by James Bridges. The film was based on a series of articles that appeared in "Rolling Stone" magazine in the late 1970s, chronicling the popularity of Los Angeles health clubs amongst single people. Like "Two of a Kind" and "Staying Alive" (though the latter was successful at the box office), response to the film was mostly negative and Travolta would not appear in another motion picture for four years. "Rolling Stone" reporter Adam Lawrence (John Travolta) is sent from New York to </s> in December 2011, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The film premiered in Los Angeles on September 24, 2012 and was released on September 28, 2012 in the United States. The film received positive reviews from critics and became a sleeper hit, earning over $115 million worldwide. It is the first film in the film series and was followed by two sequels, "Pitch Perfect 2" (2015) and "Pitch Perfect 3" (2017). During the 2011 ICCA Finals at Lincoln Center, Barden University’s all-female a cappella group, the Barden Bellas, lose to their all-male rival group the Barden University Treblemakers, due to junior member
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