Wed, 22 April 2009 02:54:52 ET
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Vanessa Hudgens will star in upcoming romance drama flick 'Beastly', portraying a fair maiden.
"High School Musical" sweetheart
Vanessa Hudgens is set to star in CBS Films' upcoming movie "
Beastly". ET Online reports that the 19-year-old beauty will play a fair maiden in the flick, which is scheduled to be filmed in Montreal in summer or fall.
Joining Hudgens in the upcoming flick are
Emily Browning and
Jamie Chung. Besides, British actor
Alex Pettyfer is also in talks for a role in the movie, E! Online reports. He previously portrayed Alex Rider in "
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" and starred in "
Wild Child" opposite
Emma Watson.
"Beastly" is a romance drama film adaption based on young adult novel with the same title which is written by Alex Finn. The story is inspired by famous fairytale "Beauty and the Beast". It is directed by Daniel Barnz and produced by Susan Cartsonis in association with CBS Films.
Being set in Manhattan, the movie tells about a handsome and rich guy with a mean streak. When he is desperate dating a woman, a curse is put upon him and turns him into everything he hates. The change makes him feeling more difficult to find his true love. The film is set to be released in U.S. theaters in 2010.
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