10 Great Movies & TV Shows Starring The Cast Of You
8. Easy A (2010) - Penn Badgley
There is no You without Joe Goldberg, and we have actor Penn Badgley to thank for bringing everyone's favourite psychopath to life. Outside of the show, Penn starred in the romantic comedy Easy A opposite Emma Stone back in 2010 and the film has become a cult classic amongst Millennials and Generation Z alike.
Loosely inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel The Scarlet Letter, Easy A centres on Emma Stone's Olive, who is overheard lying to her best friend about losing her virginity. The false rumours of Olive's bedroom escapades are then spread around at school and Olive decides to adopt the promiscuous reputation she's accidentally created for herself.
Penn portrays Olive's former love interest Todd. As a rom-com, it's not difficult to work out that the duo will find themselves drawn back together but there are plenty of fun scenes to entertain you amidst the classic formulaic rom-com plot. If you've ever heard your friends ironically singing Natasha Bedingfield's 'A Pocket Full of Sunshine,' you're about to learn why.
Easy A was released during the latter days of Penn's Gossip Girl era, which you can sense in his portrayal of Todd. He brings a Dan Humphrey-esque charm and awkwardness to the character which makes for great chemistry with Emma Stone's Olive.