2. The role of Gail was actually written with Kristen Wiig in mind, according to writer Kay Cannon.
3. Anna Kendrick sang her songs live on set. "Because I think something is a little bit lost in the recording studio, and frankly I'm just not good in the recording studio, like I don't know how to do that. I think I'm just -- I'm used to singing in front of people and singing in a recording booth was a little isolating and sterile," Kendrick told Collider.
4. The film made a love connection in a big way. Skylar Astin (Jesse) and Anna Camp (Aubrey) met on the set of the first movie and got married last fall. Co-star Brittany Snow was even one of her bridesmaids.
7. The nickname "Fat Amy" was actually something Amy Poehler, a friend of writer Kay Cannon's, called herself when she was pregnant. Cannon recalled: "I said, 'How are you feeling?' She's really petite and was like, 'I wasn't able to tell anybody. I wasn't feeling good. I was tired. I just felt like fat Amy.' I was like, 'I think somebody should call themselves Fat Amy, so that other people can't make fun of them.' That's how that came about," Cannon explained to Collider.
8. Ester Dean, who plays Cynthia Rose, is a major force in the music industry. She's co-written songs for everyone from Beyonce to Katy Perry. She performs Rihanna's "S&M" in the Riff-Off, a song she helped write in real life.
