Director, star dish on about ‘Pitch Perfect 3’
The Bellas we love are back and are out singing for the troops
The Pitches are coming back. But you probably already knew that.
Two years after Universal announced the release date for
Pitch Perfect 3, the third installment in the a cappella comedy franchise, a lot has changed, including the date and the director. Most important, a few details about the third installment’s plot have finally come out. So what do we know now? Here’s everything that director Trish Sie (who replaced Elizabeth Banks) and actress Chrissie Fit (she plays bass Flo) told USA TODAY about the upcoming movie.
IT’S BEING EDITED NOW Sie ( Step Up: All In) took over the directing reins from Banks, who directed Pitch 2 and still plays the commentator, Gail, in the movie. Banks “got really busy,” says Sie. “She’s directing Charlie’s Angels (the reboot set for 2019) and is helping to develop it. She’s got two little kids. She’s like, ‘It’s time to pass the baton; I’ve got a lot going on.’ ”
Sie finished shooting in April and is editing the film now. “It’s almost done. It’s great.” The film’s release date was pushed from July to Dec. 22.
THE BIG STARS ARE STILL IN IT The main Pitches are back: Anna Kendrick (Beca), Hailee Steinfeld (Emily), Brittany Snow (Chloe), Anna Camp (Aubrey) and Rebel Wilson (Fat Amy) all return for the third installment.
VIEWERS WILL MEET NEW CHARACTERS, TOO
Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose makes her Pitch Perfect debut, “and she has a great voice,” says Fit.
WE’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT FAT AMY’S STORY Why did Fat Amy give herself that nickname? Viewers will probably find out in this movie, which delves into “a little bit of Fat Amy’s origin story,” Sie says.
THE BARDEN BELLAS AREN’T AT BARDEN ANYMORE “They’re out in the real world,” says Sie. “They go on a USO tour ... and do not stay in the United States. We go all over the place.”
IT FEATURES SONGS THAT AREN’T ON THE RADIO YET “Whatever makes me want to dance, that’s what I go with,” Sie says. She jokes that she and her music team used their “crystal ball” to pick pop songs for the movie that aren’t yet on the airplay charts.
THERE MIGHT BE A ‘PITCH PERFECT 4’ “I feel like there’s always going to be room for Pitch Perfect movies as long as people see them,” says Fit. “We’ve become a family, we all love each other.”