7/25/2007
Fox, Guttenberg get orders for "Star" duty
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Vivica A. Fox, Steve Guttenberg, Ryan Sypek and "Saturday Night Live" alumna Cheri Oteri have been cast opposite Jessica Simpson in the comedy "Major Movie Star."
"High School Musical's" Olesya Rulin, "Gilmore Girls" regular Keiko Agena, Jill Marie Jones, Aimee Garcia and Gary Grubbs also star in the story of Megan (Simpson), a somewhat clueless movie star who impulsively enlists in the U.S. Army Reserve after discovering that her boyfriend is gay and her cousin/accountant has stolen all her money.
Fox will play Sgt. Louisa Morley, an intimidating training officer who's tough on Megan. Guttenberg will play her controlling agent, Sidney Green, who's furious at her for enlisting and at Gen. Greer (Grubbs) for keeping her there. Sypek will play the handsome officer Megan falls for. Oteri will play the most gung-ho recruit on the base and Megan's arch-nemesis. Jones, Rulin, Agena and Garcia will play Megan's fellow reservists.
Steve Miner is directing the feature for Nu Image/Millennium Films. Oteri contributed recent revisions to the screenplay by April Blair and Holly Sorensen.
Fox's credits include "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 2," "Soul Food" the upcoming thriller "Cover" and "Three Can Play That Game," a romantic comedy scheduled for release in 2008. She recently was in negotiations for a role in the sequel to Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" but had to bow out because of a scheduling conflict with "Star."
Guttenberg's credits include the "Police Academy" films; the 2002 adaptation of James Kirkwood's "P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!," which he scripted and directed; a guest-starring role on UPN's "Veronica Mars" and the upcoming independent drama "Making Change."
Sypek stars on ABC Family's drama "Wildfire," which just wrapped its fourth season. Oteri's feature credits include "Southland Tales," "Scary Movie" and voice roles in "Shrek the Third" and "The Ant Bully."
Jones' credits include UPN'S "Girlfriends," "Redrum" and the upcoming "Perfect Christmas." Garcia recently starred on ABC's "George Lopez" and has appeared in numerous features. Prolific character actor Grubbs appeared in "Ray" and "The Astronaut's Wife."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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