'Pitch Perfect': Meet Anna Kendrick's Beca, the reluctant a cappella recruit

Pitch Perfect, which starts hitting theaters this Friday before a wide release on Oct. 5, is the latest in a crop of girls-behaving-badly comedies. Among the ensemble cast is Up in the Air star Anna Kendrick, who plays Beca, a college freshman thrust in to competitive a cappella politics.

This exclusive video reveals how Beca gets involved with an all-girls a cappella group at the fictional Barden University. Kendrick shows off her singing skills, which she previously brought to the big screen in the indie musical Camp. Kendrick, co-star Skylar Astin, and director Jason Moore chime in about the DJ-turned-warbler character.

This video offers just a hint of the movie's tug-of-war between old-fashioned and new, square and hip, as Beca tries to introduce recent hits into the Bellas' repertoire. "There's nothing from this century on here," Beca complains when she sees a list of the group's songs.

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