Ellen Page makes her directorial debut with girl-powered ` `` Juno '' and producer Barrymore says making the film was a dream come true . Based on the novel `` Derby Girl '' by Shauna Cross , who also wrote the screenplay , `` Whip It '' continues the girl power spirit of earlier Barrymore projects like the `` Charlie 's Angels '' franchise . Barrymore of `` Juno '' stars as a teen who joins a female roller derby team . Ellen Page says she drew on `` all those lessons '' from her years in LONDON .
Ellen Page makes her directorial debut with girl-powered ` `` Juno '' and producer Barrymore says making the film was a dream come true . Barrymore of `` Juno '' stars as a teen who joins a female roller derby team . Ellen Page says she drew on `` all those lessons '' from her years in LONDON .