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Bandslam’s Aly Michalka is joining the brand new show Hellcats that will air this fall on the CW. The 78violet singer is joining Gail O’Grady (Desperate Housewives, NYPD Blue) in the drama.

A drama set in the world of competitive college cheerleading. The former [Michalka] will play Marty Berger (“wicked smart, an acerbic outsider”), a student at Memphis’ Lancer University who’s forced to try out for the Hellcats – the college’s competitive cheerleading team – after she loses her scholarship. O’Grady will play her mother Wanda who tends bar at a rathskeller type snack bar on campus that serves food and drinks.

Aly’s also part of the 2011 movie ensemble cast for The Roommate, staring Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet and Katerina Graham.

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78violet singer AJ Michalka has landed a role in the upcoming Disney film, Secretariat. The actress will costar with some serious Hollywood talent: Diane Lane and John Malkovich. AJ tweeted about her new project:

“I didn’t wanna announce this until I started filming, some of you already figured it out…I’m working on a film called Secretariat Xo AJ.

It’s a Walt Disney feature film with Diane Lane and John Malkovich. Diane & Dylan Walsh play my parents. Randall Wallace is directing! Xo AJ

So excited about this movie, it’s a beautiful true story. Having an amazing time filming in Kentucky! Finally the news has arrived ha!Xo AJ.”

Synopsis of the movie: The life story of Penny Chenry (played by Lane,) owner of the racehorse Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in 1973. Scheduled for release in theaters in October 2010.

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Sisters Alyson and Amanda Michalka (better known as Aly & AJ) went shopping Sunday afternoon in Hollywood California. Aly’s movie with Vanessa Hudgens and Gaelen Connell, Bandslam opened this weekend and did very poorly at the box office (even with the exclusive New Moon trailer in front of it.) AJ will be in the upcoming Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones and the duo has renamed their band 78violet and are working on new material for a new album.

photo source: Agent 47/WENN.com

UPDATE: We are getting a number of comments regarding these pictures NOT being Aly & AJ. They are identified as such by WENN the photo agency who took them, and I think if you look closely - these girls do have the chins and mouths of Aly & AJ. The hair is different but it does appear to be them. We welcome alternative opinions and will change the post if we find out that these two girls are not Aly & Aj. - Violet

Bandslam opens in theaters Friday August 14th (but you knew that already) and here are Vanessa Hudgens and Aly Michalka talking about learning to play the guitar for their roles and how Vanessa found her ‘inner rock god(ess!).’