Pitch Perfect screenwriter: 'I didn't know this was a movie for women'

Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon has admitted that she didn't realise the film would attract a mostly female audience.

Cannon - who adapted the film from a Mickey Rapkin book - explained to The Huffington Post that Pitch Perfect's comic story of a college a capella group has echoes in her own life.

"I just really thought it was a good story. I'm a pretty competitive person and I was super excited to write a movie where it was a group of ladies doing and feeling what I felt growing up," she revealed.

Cannon continued: "I guess in my head, I never thought of this - which, this is bad on me and is why I'm not in marketing - but I never thought until now, with the movie coming out, that this is for young ladies. I actually didn't think that. I was just trying to write a really funny movie that a bunch of people of both genders and all ages would like.

"Does it resonate with younger crowds and females? Absolutely. But what I'm hoping is that people who aren't a part of that demographic are going to the movie and it exceeds their expectations. Or it's a lot funnier than they thought and that they like it. I think there's something there for everyone."



Cannon has previously worked as a writer-producer for 30 Rock and is also a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe.

Pitch Perfect - which stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson - is now playing in the US and opens in the UK on December 21.