'Pitch Perfect' cast and fans duet on video version of Nicki Minaj's 'Starships'
Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Mike Tompkins and others shows their skills
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Are you and Anna Kendrick "Pitch Perfect" together?
A new video featuring an elaborate cover of Nicki Minaj's hit song "Starships" allows fans to show off their musical chops alongside Kendrick and the rest of the cast of the upcoming musical comedy.
Universal and YouTube star Mike Tompkins gathered over 300 user-generated videos, including some from amateur singers, beat-boxers and dancers from all over the world for video as a tie-in to the upcoming "Pitch Perfect." The footage was cut together with clips of the film's cast -- including Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp and Brittany Snow -- singing along, and mugging for the camera.
Like Tompkins' other popular YouTube clips, all the songs' sounds were made a cappella.
Universal and YouTube star Mike Tompkins gathered over 300 user-generated videos, including some from amateur singers, beat-boxers and dancers from all over the world for video as a tie-in to the upcoming "Pitch Perfect." The footage was cut together with clips of the film's cast -- including Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp and Brittany Snow -- singing along, and mugging for the camera.
Like Tompkins' other popular YouTube clips, all the songs' sounds were made a cappella.
Watch the new "Starships" below.
It has a lot in common with the recent Dave Matthews Band video for "Mercy."
Like "Glee" and "Rock of Ages," "Pitch Perfect" is a jukebox musical centering on Beca ("50/50's" Kendrick), a new college student who strikes up a relationship with an eclectic group of girls who would rather sing pop hits the hit the books.
Rebel Wilson ("Bridesmaids"), John Michael Higgins ("Best in Show") and Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games") also star. "Avenue Q" mastermind Jason Moore directed.
"Pitch Perfect" opens October 5.
Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.
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January 19, 2013 at 10:26PM EST Reply to CommentFUN version. Anna Camp is so hot in this. Brittany Snow is adorable and Skylar Astin has some pipes!