Even if "Skateland," the Anthony Burns-directed drama starring "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene, isn't entirely about skating, it's a sure bet that you will see certain actors skating over the course of the movie. Just don't expect to see Greene, who plays leading lady Michelle Burkham, strap any wheels on her feet.
"I don't [skate] actually, which is probably a good thing," she confessed to MTV News at South by Southwest. "I used to rollerblade, but the four-wheel roller-skate thing is a whole different experience."
Greene says she wasn't unwilling to skate in the film, but her early experiences as a clumsy child made her nervous to get into the rink.
"I'm pretty coordinated, but I'm a little terrified of falling and breaking things," she said. "I was a pretty clumsy child, so I'm always very aware that I'm a little bit accident-prone. But I wouldn't have minded jumping on some skates."
Although skating was off the table, Greene was able to fully embrace another important aspect of "Skateland" — the 1980s setting. Born in 1987, Greene admitted to having a limited connection to the decade, but filming "Skateland" opened her eyes to the time period.
"It was actually really fun," she said. "I didn't really get to experience the '80s except as a 1-year-old, so it was really cool to be able to go back and learn a lot about it. And the music — Michelle, my character, is really into bands like the Smiths and the Cure and stuff like that, so I actually did get to learn a lot while doing this."
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