Ask anyone age eight to 18 if they know who Victoria Justice is. We promise they will.
Former child star Justice is now a stunning young brunette trying to make her way in the big-girl world.
“I’m 19,” she says. “So no curfews. I can do what I want!”
She’s doing it by starring in two PG-13 teen romantic comedies in theaters at the same time. “Fun Size,” opening Friday, has her playing the concerned sister of an escape-prone little brother who gets away from her baby-sitting eyes on Halloween, of all nights. And the indie comedy “The First Time” is about teens in pursuit of that elusive first sexual encounter. But first, the leads have to get over their infatuation with the wrong people. Justice plays the girl the guy shouldn’t get in that one.
“I think my audience, my fans, will be able to come with me as I make this journey,” she says. “I see ‘Fun Size’ as sort of ‘Adventures in Babysitting’-meets-‘Superbad.’ Both these movies are rated PG-13, and ‘Fun Size,’ in particular, is enough like ‘Victorious’ that those fans will really be able to enjoy it … And ‘The First Time’ is just as relatable, and super funny and very real. Characters take journeys in these movies, and grow up a little bit.”
