Bella Thorneâs been working non-stop for the large majority of her life, appearing in a number of TV shows including Big Love and MTVâs Scream, and starring in the popular Disney Channel series Shake It Up. On the film front you might have caught her in Blended or The DUFF, but even if none of these ring a bell, youâll likely come across Thorneâs work soon enough because sheâs got a lot coming up.
Thereâs Amityville: The Awakening, Boo! A Madea Halloween and possibly a horror comedy called The Babysitter coming out this year, but on top of that, sheâs also got a brand new film at SXSW, and one that marks her first producing credit nonetheless. Shovel Buddies stars Alex Neustaedter as Jimmy. When his best friend Sammy loses his battle with leukemia, it falls upon Jimmy, their other friend Dan (Kian Lawley), Jimmyâs little brother Lump (Anton Starkman) and Sammyâs sister Kate (Thorne) to fulfill his final wish - to be buried in his favorite football jersey.
While in Austin celebrating the filmâs world premiere, I got the opportunity to talk to Thorne about getting involved in the project, the actor who plays Sammyâs corpse, what it was like working with co-directors Si & Ad and how she takes charge when choosing her roles. On top of that, we also got the chance to squeeze in a quick round of âWould You Rather.â You can catch it all in the video interview below.