It’s always cool to hear about American Idol alums finding projects, even years after they appeared on the show. Trenyce, who placed fifth on American Idol season 2, way back in 2003, is co-starring in a new movie called Kick-Ass 2, being released this weekend.
The singer has spent the last couple of years performing in a West End, London, stage production of Thriller Live – a Michael Jackson jukebox musical.
In the movie, Trenyce is cast as a “Sue Sylvester type” cheerleading coach. She still has the tracksuit she bought for the audition, and plans to keep it as a reminder to “always go for the role even if you don’t fit the brief.” (The part called for a 40 something actress). The movie stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Jim Carrey and is a sequel to a movie based on Marvel Comics characters.
Her part took two days to shoot, at a grade school in London. Here’s what she told The Hollywood Reporter about the experience:
“I wouldn’t have dreamed in a million years of being in the same film as Jim Carrey. The experience was perfect — exactly what I imagined it would be. The cast and crew were sweet and professional. I filmed for only two days at a grade school in London last October but I became very attached to seeing the cast and crew. I had my own trailer and showed up on the set pretty early in the morning. I was there until I had to go to my evening gig in the West End. No one from Thriller Live knew I was shooting the movie until after it was completed. The cast was very shocked and excited.”
She met Jim Carrey when he threw a cast part after the film wrapped:
“After we wrapped, Jim Carrey invited the entire cast on a boat and that’s when I met him for the first time. He took the time to walk around and have a ten-minute chat with every person on the boat, which I found incredibly endearing. Someone I admired my whole life was introducing himself with a handshake, saying, ‘Hi, my name is Jim,’ as if I didn’t know. Later, when the karaoke party started, I sang and was lucky enough to spank Jim’s ass! It was one of the coolest days of my life.”
