'The Last Exorcisms Ashley Bell on her back-bending performance; Eli Roth calls it Oscar-worthy

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Ashley Bell saved the producers of The Last Exorcism a lot of money. Thats because the star was able to perform the neck twisting and back-bending moves without the help of any special effects.

I did it all myself. I wish I could say Im a hologram but I did it all myself, Bell told OnTheRedCarpet.com at the Los Angeles premiere of the film. Now I feel like Im stuck. Like every time I go to audition for something, I have to do a back-bend and then read the sides.

So how did the star prepare for her role as a possessed person? I read every single book I could find on exorcisms that hadnt been banned, she said. Going into it the director [Daniel Stamm] said to watch all the exorcist movies and then dont do that. So we were immediately set to do something different and go our own way.

The films producer and famed horror director, Eli Roth, stopped and crashed Bells interview to rave about her performance.  I want an Oscar stat for Ashley Bell, Roth said.

Check out the interview with Ashley Bell and Eli Roth carried out by On The Red Carpet host Rachel Smith!

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