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Kirby Bliss Blanton of Project X only had small roles before being cast as Thomas Mann’s underrated best friend in Project X. Even before the movie premiered, Kirby said that the publicity for the film is “already exceeding [her] expectations.” She’s already been featured in a sexy Maxim photospread and she just wrapped up work on another movie. When it came to the script, the cast only “had an outline,” because Todd Phillips’ latest creation was somewhat of a secret.

Kirby said “Once they figured out who they wanted to be involved in it, that kind of changed a little bit. Once we all did the table read and they got to see how we all act with each other, my character got changed.”

What was your character before it was changed?

Kirby: I was gonna be Rebecca and they realized I should be Betsy instead of Rebecca. They brought in Alexis to be Rebecca. The storyline did change once they got us involved. We all kind of switched around. It worked out better in the end.

What prospects has this film opened up for you?

Kirby: I just got back from doing another movie in Utah called Hot Bod with the Polish brothers.

I’m curious how the found footage aspect of the movie enhanced your performance as actors.

Kirby: There’s a scene where it’s supposed to be an intimate moment between Kirby and Thomas and we’re not supposed to know that we’re being filmed, so the camera has to be in a certain place that we can’t see it. I remember thinking, ‘Is the camera even seeing us?’ It was really dark and I was like, ‘How is this going to work?’ You do feel like a little more like you’re not on camera. Same with the scene with the boy hiding in the closet. I didn’t know that there was someone in there either. It makes you feel like all of these moments are caught on tape.

Kirby Bliss Blanton plays the best friend of Thomas Mann‘s character in Project X. They like each other, but she isn’t your stereotypical “hot girl,” she’s just the chick who happens to be your best friend. In real life, Kirby is gorgeous.

Kirby, who goes by Kirby in the movie, is underrated in the film, but she won’t be underrated in real life. Kirby is already in the running for a Maxim award and she just wrapped up filming a new movie called Hot Bot by the Polish Brothers. Kirby said that being in the highly anticipated Todd Phillips comedy “was a big deal for me!” We can only imagine.

The film escalates so quickly. We know that it was shot in sequence. What was it like on set?
Kirby: At first we didn’t have as many extras involved. It was shot sequentially. We didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into. We planned for the party and knew it was gonna happen, but once it happened it was like ‘holy sh!t’. It went from having 50 extras to 250 and you can see and feel and hear the difference.

Are these found footage movies a great opportunity for actors because they meet people who are not established well known faces?
Kirby: I think we’re really fortunate because this opportunity does not come around very often. If you had a big thing on your resume they wouldn’t even look at you. I had a couple of friends who went in to try to play Thomas. They were such actor dudes though. They tried to dress nerdy. I was like, ‘You know you’re not right when you have to go out and buy clothes to make you look nerdy and you still can’t do it!’ This is my first big studio film. The movies I did before this haven’t gone anywhere. This was a big deal for me! All of us really got to know each other. They boys are all really good friends. You can tell when you watch the movie that they’ve got great chemistry. They took a chance on unknowns. They really took a shot on all of us.

How well do you relate to your character?
Kirby: I mostly hang out with dudes anyway, so it wasn’t most of a stretch.

What was the auditioning process like for you? I know some of the guys had to go to multiple auditions. How did you hear about the movie?
Kirby: We both didn’t hear about it through a talent search. We both got our agents involved. I had literally been through 10 meetings maybe. It was the hardest I’ve ever worked to be involved in a film, but it was worth it.

We’ll be posting Part II of our exclusive with Kirby on Friday. Project X opens in theaters the same day, this Friday, March 2nd! It’s good y’all.