Justin Bieber signed off on Aubrey Plaza's 'My Old Ass' to use his song
Justin Bieber and Aubrey Plaza.
Getty Images (2)The My old ass team was pleasantly surprised by that Justin Bieber gave permission to use his song “One Less Lonely Girl” in the Aubrey Plaza-led comedy.
“We weren't sure if Justin would let us do that,” says director Megan Park said in a post-screening Q&A on Saturday, January 20, after the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “When he gave us the green light, we were very happy. We have looked into it even more.”
The film follows the story of a Canadian teenager named Elliot, played by Corn Stella, who is getting ready to go to college. While hanging out with her friends, the group of small-town teens eat mushrooms.
During Elliot's journey, she meets an older version of herself, played by Plaza, 39, who warns her not to fall in love with her crush Chad (Percy Hynes White). At a later point in the film, while Elliot is still high on magic mushrooms, she also imagines herself performing Bieber's “One Less Lonely Girl” for Chad.
Justin Bieber has faced many hardships since he rose to fame in 2007 after being discovered by Scooter Braun. When he burst onto the scene with his debut album, My World 2.0, the two-time Grammy winner was loved around the world for his boyish charm, famous hair “swoop” and age-appropriate love songs. However, […]
“One Less Lonely Girl” holds a special place in the hearts of Bieber's fans. The song, released on his debut album A world in 2009, is an important part of the musician's setlist. When 29-year-old Bieber performs the song at his concerts, he typically chooses one girl to serenade on stage.
“Guys, Justin Bieber saw that,” Stella, 20, joked during Saturday's Q&A. “Justin Bieber saw that, and it makes me so sick.”
During the panel, Park, 37, explained that her Canadian roots had a major influence on the soundtrack My old ass and that was the main reason why she wanted Bieber's song to be a highlight of the film. In addition to crazy scenes in the film, Park wanted her project to include moments that would take viewers back to special moments from their childhood.
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“I kept thinking about this idea: There was a time when you did something like pretend play with your friends, and then you just never did it again,” she explained. “That made me very emotional. I also wanted to immerse myself in an upbeat movie and something that made people nostalgic for an easier, simpler time in life. Because life can be difficult and tough sometimes. I wanted to escape.”
Plaza, for her part, was enthusiastic about working with Park and how she appreciated the director's unique choice of transportation during filming.
“Megan is the only director I've ever worked with who works with jet skis,” Plaza said before recalling how Park picked her up on a paddle boat for their first meeting. “She paddled over me. And I sat there for a while just staring at her, slowly moving on. I thought, 'What? What have I started?' And [then] I was like, 'This is right.'”