How Anna Kendrick made Hollywood bosses sweat in the Pitch Perfect 2 poster

ANNA Kendrick refused to pull a sexy face for the Pitch Perfect 2 poster, making studio bosses rather nervous. But now, something very cool is happening.

ANYONE who saw the first Pitch Perfect knows the main character, Beca, has no interest in being a sexy object of desire.

The no-nonsense, music-loving captain of the Barden Bellas led the movie to an international box office total of $113 million and helped spawn worldwide thirst for a sequel.

She’s played by 29-year-old Oscar and Tony nominee Anna Kendrick, who’s as reliable for a witty one-liner as her hilarious Pitch Perfect character.

The sequel is due out in May, and the poster looks like this.

Eagerly anticipated ... Kendrick and co-stars in the Pitch Perfect 2 poster.

That’s Beca in the middle — arms folded and smile removed — being the “badass” Kendrick describes her as.

But not everyone behind the scenes of Pitch Perfect 2 praised Kendrick’s appearance in the poster.

As she tells it on Instagram: “They were sweating because I wouldn’t strike a sexy pose.”

Enter Beca’s army of loyal fans, who wouldn’t have their tough-talking leading lady any other way.

Fans have been flooding Kendrick’s social media profiles with pictures of themselves standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the proudly un-sexy starlet. And she loves them for it.

Kendrick is re-posting the images of fans mimicking Beca’s stern expression and folded arms, and said they were coming in faster than she could handle.

Originally published as How Anna Kendrick made Hollywood bosses sweat in the Pitch Perfect 2 poster