VIDEO: Anna Kendrick Takes on James Corden in a Riff-Off on THE LATE LATE SHOW

By: May. 17, 2015
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Anna Kendrick stopped by last night's THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN to talk about her new film 'Pitch Perfect 2,' and of course to perform. After Anna Kendrick got word James was boasting he's the best acapella sing in town, she challenges him to a riff-off with some help from The Filharmonics. Check out their riff-off below!

The Barden Bellas are back in PITCH PERFECT 2, the follow-up to the original smash hit. The comedy will be helmed by Elizabeth Banks, co-star and producer of Pitch Perfect, and produced by Paul Brooks, Max Handelman and Banks. The movie stars Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld and hits theaters on May 15, 2015.

Kendrick is known for her roles in the films PITCH PERFECT, THE COMPANY YOU KEEP, KEND OF WATCH, THE TWILIGHT SAGA, SCOTT PILGRIM SAVES THE WORLD, PARANORMAN and 50/50. In 2010, Kendrick starred opposite George Clooney and Jason Bateman in the film UP IN THE AIR, which earned her a Best SupportingActress Oscar nomination. The actress was recently seen as 'Cinderella' in the big-screen adaptation ofStephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS and just announced she'll be writing a collection of funny essays for Touchstone.

An accomplished theatre vet, Kendrick made her Broadway debut in the 1997 production of HIGH SOCIETY, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. Kendrick's additional theater work includes A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, MY FAVORITE BROADWAY/THE LEADING LADIES: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL and Broadway workshops of JANE EYRE and THE LITTLE PRINCESS.



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