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Anna Faris is The House Bunny
By Fred Topel | Image property of Columbia Pictures
Anna Faris is usually the hired gun to play a silly character, like her diva rock star in Just Friends, or sell the pratfalls in the Scary Movies. The House Bunny is a movie she conceived of for herself.
Anna Faris on The House Bunny
"It was amazing, very inspiring and empowering and also eye opening because I had no idea how difficult it was to make a movie an to put all the pieces together," she said. "Without my writers I would still be twiddling my thumbs thinking, 'Where would that Playboy bunny go?' Then of course then the support of Happy Madison was incredible. They were able to push our movie through so quickly and Sony was amazing. I had a really positive experience. I keep thinking I am really naïve to think that anything ever goes that smoothly, I’ve gotta say I wasn’t getting a chance to play the roles that I really wanted to and so this felt like, 'Oh, so maybe I can do this and maybe I can continue to do this' which would be amazing."
The House Bunny is a former Playboy bunny who got kicked out of the mansion. A geeky sorority welcomes her as their house mother, and she teaches them to glam it up a bit. Faris actually filmed early scenes in the Playboy Mansion.
 The House Bunny
"It was really intimidating. When we went and pitched it, I would be in character and, so I was starting to really have a clear vision of who Shelly was. Having said that, it was really intimidating. I kept feeling, 'I don’t belong in this crowd. All these girls are really hot and confident' and I felt really self-conscious for sure. I thought maybe the studio world wouldn’t see me as that, so that was intimidating, but when I floated the idea past my mom, who is pretty conservative, she was like, 'You’re doing what?' And now, of course, she’s like 'I’m so proud of you' which is nice."
Getting all dolled up for each scene of the movie was a daily ritual. "Shelly, you know, she’s got a lot of hair. She likes a lot of makeup. We had to do a lot of body make up and make up to make my cleavage look bigger. But, the shoes, getting into the wardrobe usually took a good 20 minutes or so, strapping in. It was a challenge. The shoes I loved. As I think everyone knows, I kept them all. I still will put them on at night and trot around. I don’t go anywhere, but I loved wearing those."
It's not all about the looks though. The House Bunny has heart too. "I was thinking, about three years ago, about what happens when it’s time for the next phase of life for some of these girls who have lived in the Playboy mansion. How do you sort of reenter the real world? I pitched the character to the writers and. They wrote a script and together we produced it. The next thing you know we’re shooting at the Playboy mansion. I have to admit, I did very little to emotionally prepare to play Shelly Darlington. I guess she’s always been in there somewhere. But, I did work out. I got some hair extensions, a lot of padded bras. I guess that’s the extent of my prep."
The House Bunny will open to theaters August 22nd.
For the trailer, stills, posters and more movie info, go to the The House Bunny Movie Page.
Fred Topel
Sources: Image property of Columbia Pictures
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