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Press - 2004
Entertainment Weekly's EW.com
New Dawn Michelle Trachtenberg on her ''Eurotrip'' bikini scene -- The
18-year-old talks about ditching ''Buffy'' and how (and why) she grew abs
for Disney by Brian Hiatt
AB FAB Trachtenberg's been training hard for a Disney role
Don't believe that Michelle Trachtenberg has left her kid-sister persona
behind?
Just check out the former ''Buffy'' star's bikini scene in Feb. 20's goofy
teen raunchfest ''Eurotrip'' -- there's no way protective sibling Buffy
would have let Dawn show that much skin.
Later this year, she'll further subvert her image in four episodes of
HBO's ''Six Feet Under,'' playing a spoiled pop star who employs Keith
(Mathew St. Patrick) as a bodyguard.
Trachtenberg tells EW.com why she's glad to have given up vampire-slaying
for, of all things, ice-skating -- and along the way, she makes us punch
her in the stomach.
You look like you're having a lot of fun in ''Eurotrip.''
Really? We tried so hard to make a somber, very morbid film. [Laughs]
Was this one of those teen movies where the partying was even wilder
off screen?
I'm a homebody. My mom was there during production, which wouldn't have
stopped me from partying, but I don't drink, I don't do drugs, so I have
fun in other ways. And we worked 18-hour days, so honestly all we ever
wanted to do when we wrapped was sleep.
How did you feel about doing the big bikini scene?
It was a little stressful. It was the first time that I've ever taken off
that much clothing -- on screen, I mean. But it was such a funny
situation. The premise of the scene is that all these gawky, nasty old men
have chased away all these hot, beautiful, European sexy women from the
nude beach. And I flop up in this big, sloppy sweatshirt and take it off.
I was only really disturbed by the 50 naked, disgusting, crusty, grody,
naked guys in front of me. It was not normal nakedness.
Who did you base your ''Six Feet Under'' pop star on?
It's a combination of everyone: Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Pink,
Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez. It was a lot of fun. My character is
promoting a new album so she goes on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show,'' which
is really cool. She's also promoting a new movie -- with Colin Farrell.
She's an actress, she's a bitch, she's a diva in training.
How was the return to TV?
Well, honestly when I left ''Buffy,'' I never thought I'd go back to TV,
because I've done it. I'm not a person to repeat myself creativity-wise.
And I found TV to be rather stifling, especially ''Buffy.'' Three years as
one character -- where they're not changing the character and your
abilities aren't being tested or challenged -- gets very repetitive.
If they found a way to change Dawn, or make her grow, would you ever
return to the character?
Right now I'm focusing on my movie career. Movies are where I came from.
I'm very happy Dawn was in my repertoire. Never say never, but that's
probably not a character I would revisit.
The other thing you're working on is this Disney movie ''Ice Princess''
-- tell us about that.
It's about a girl whose dream is to be an ice skater, and her family
doesn't support that -- they're all about her getting into Harvard. So I'm
skating five days a week for, like, two hours a day. I also have ballet
every other day to work on the grace and skill.
So you're in killer shape?
I'm trying [pointing to her stomach]. Take a punch. I'm serious.
[After a gentle punch] Wow. Very admirable.
Yeah, thank you. Rock-hard abs, right?
Um, so can you pass as an ice skater at this point?
Ask me in a couple of months. I'm working very, very hard. My coach said
that if I was to continue ice skating after the movie finishes, I could go
on to compete. But I will not be quitting acting anytime soon, certainly
not for ice skating.
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