Barrymore rewrote 'Whip It' for Page

Drew Barrymore rewrote 'Whip It' because Ellen Page had already played a teenage mother.

Barrymore rewrote 'Whip It' for Page

Drew Barrymore rewrote 'Whip It' because Ellen Page had already played a teenage mother.

The Hollywood actress-turned-director - who makes her directorial debut and stars in the movie about a roller derby team - altered scenes where Ellen's character was due to lose her virginity because she had played a pregnant teen in 'Juno'.

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