Determined to prove she’s got what it takes to make the boys’ high school football team, Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) impersonates her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) and takes his place at his new prep school in this hilarious contemporary take on Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Twelfth Night.

High school football player Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) learns the girls’ team has been eliminated and she can’t convince the boys’ coach or her soccer player boyfriend (Robert Hoffman) she’s good enough to join their boys’ team.

So when her mischievous twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) calls from London to say he won’t be back in time to start at his new prep school, Illyria Prep, Viola decides this is her chance to get even with the boys. With the help of a make-over artist friend (Jonathan Sadowski) she transforms herself into Sebastian and heads off to his school to make the boys’ football team. But pretending to be a guy turns out to be a lot more complicated than Viola expected, especially when she starts developing feelings for her room-mate, Duke (Channing Tatum), who has a long-simmering crush on the beautiful Olivia (Laura Ramsey), who in turn is attracted to the surprisingly sensitive new kid… “Sebastian”. Just as school officials close in on Viola’s secret identity, the real Sebastian arrives on campus, setting the stage for the hilarious climax of this contemporary take on Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Twelfth Night.

Playing Viola, Amanda Bynes (What a Girl Wants, TV’s What I Like About You) heads an ensemble cast that also includes a number of up-and-coming actors including Channing Tatum (Coach Carter), Laura Ramsey (Lords of Dogtown), Jonathan Sadowski (TV’s American Dreams), Robert Hoffman (You Got Served, MTV’s Wild ‘n Out), James Snyder (Pretty Persuasion), Alex Breckenridge (Romy and Michele: In the Beginning), Amanda Crew (Final Destination 3), Jessica Lucas (TV’s Life as we Know It), James Kirk (X2: X-Men United) and Emily Perkins (the Ginger Snaps franchise).