Hayden Panettiere Credit: iloveyoubethcooper.com

During her "Heroes" break, young uber-star Hayden Panettiere is in Vancouver shooting the teen-aimed comedy I Love You Beth Cooper (she's Beth of course) with a roster of talented co-stars and director Chris Columbus (two Harry Potter films). Along with "Flight 29 Down's" Lauren Storm, ATL and This Christmas star Lauren London, Jack T. Carpenter of Sydney White and newcomer Paul Rust (Semi-Pro), Hayden met with us on a rainy day to chat about the fun the gang is having on set and off (seems all the actors are involved in feisty rounds of the "Rock Band" video game on a regular basis).

Since "Beth Cooper", based upon the popular novel by Larry Doyle, is set at a high school graduation and the party that follows, we wanted to know how the actors' personal high school experiences contrasted with their characters'. Where did Hayden, the two Laurens, Jack and Paul stand in their high school cliques? And hey, we asked popular director Chris Columbus as well. We got some very relatable answers....

Hayden plays Beth Cooper: Queen bee of the school, cheerleader and Miss "everything" but she knows high school will probably be the pinnacle of her life. She envies Denis Cooverman, the film's nerdy lead, for his mind and the future it can bring him. She's actually not a "mean girl", just stuck at the top of a pedestal, with no way down.