Bandslam’s Aly on Nudity, Kissing and R.Pattz
Aly Michalka is growing up.

But not too much. The 20-year-old, best known from Aly & AJ, tells me there’s not a chance in heck she’ll be stripping down for a movie.

“I don’t think it’s necessary,” Aly says. “I think there are other ways to shoot a love scene or a sexy scene without taking your clothes off.”

However, she does get to stir things up a bit in the upcoming Easy A, opposite Superbad’s Emma Stone…

“It’s a really quirky, raunchy comedy,” Aly said. “I play [Emma’s] crazy best friend who has the worst mouth on her possible, definitely a different role for me. She cusses like a sailor.”

Ms. Aly’s newest flick, Bandslam, isn’t too much of a departure for her. She costars with Vanessa Hudgens and Gaelan Connell as the popular girl in school who helps put together a rock-and-roll band with some fellow students. Read More..

“Bandslam” star Aly Michalka sees teen years fading“I listened to a lot of music that moved me on those days, like Aqualung and Danny Elfman,” she recalled. “They kind of helped me get there. Thankfully, I’ve never gone through something as traumatic as what Charlotte has to go through.”

These days, however, Michalka is looking on the brighter side of life. Her next two films — a psychological thriller called “The Roommate” and a quirky comedy “Easy A” — are now in editing and expected in theaters in 2010. Read More..

Get to know Aly Michalka
Aly Michalka might play a teen in the high school flick “Bandslam,” but within seconds of talking to the 20-year-old, you’re met with such self-assuredness, you feel like you’re chatting with a seasoned 30-something.

“I’m kind of an A-type personality. I’m very driven as a person in general,” says the actress, singer and songwriter from her parent’s house in California, where she still lives with her 78violet bandmate and sister, A.J. Today, on a rare day off, she’s laying out and reading “A Wolf at the Table,” by Augusten Burroughs. Read More..