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Christina Aguilera Lands First Starring Movie Role

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We know we can sing and we know she can drink … but can she act?

We’ll find out, although I secretly think I already know the answer. (No.)

Christina’s been cast as the lead in Burlesque, a contemporary musical about an ambitious small-town girl with a big voice who finds love, family and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club.

“I couldn’t be more excited, as this was a project written with her in mind,” says the head of Screen Gems, the studio producing the film.

Someone wrote a film with Christina Aguilera in mind as the lead? Even though she has absolutely no prior acting credits?

This oughtta be good.

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  • We know we can sing and we know she can drink … but can she act?

    Beet – change we -> she. ;)

    • Ahhhh ha ha ha! This is what I get for writing in a hurry. I kind of think it’s funnier the way it is almost.

  • I really do love Christina’s music and voice. She is incredible. But I am afraid we will be looking at the 2010 version of Showgirls. Who else is in the movie? Maybe Jessica Simpson? She was definately robbed of an Oscar nomination for her role in the Dukes of Hazzard

    • Damn it! I can’t believe you beat me to it:( May I posit that, dancing being relevant and all, it’s more specifically “Glitter 2: Electric Boogaloo?”

  • I love how she talks trash about Lady Gaga and then goes and does a movie about a girl uses a burlesque show as a path to success.

  • no acting credentials??? are we forgetting her emmy-worthy participation in the mickey mouse club? uhhhh hello? LOLZ

  • I’m willing to give Christina A. her fair shot at proving whether she belongs among the ranks of STA Group (A)dequate: Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys; or STA Group (B)rutalize: Jessica Simpson, Beyonce, Mariah Carey.
    To Be Continued…

  • gee…burlesque. that one’s NEVER been done before. it’ll be amaazing, i’m sure. *note the sarcasm*

    ughhhh this isn’t happening!!! NO NO NO NO NOOOOO………..!

  • oh god, i hope she doesn’t talk like she’s from the ghet-to… is she still doing that? godddd it’s horrid. remember when nsync and bsboys and whoever all talked like they were hip hop boys? GODDDDD. dumb posers.

  • STOKED!
    c’mon guys… don’t be so quick to judge!
    musicals are way more about music than acting, anyways

  • Well apparently this studio did not see her on SNL, because she was horrible. The first thing I though of (after how stupid this movie is going to be) is that she is going to suck as much as Britney in Crossroads…

  • LOVE anything burlesque related! Even if her acting sucks, who cares as long as the songs are catchy and it looks good? It’s a MUSICAL :P

    although I’d probably be a little more excited if it were about old school burlesque and not neo-burlesque.

  • Fuck the acting, we all know she’s gonna suck. That being said, this is the first time in a while I see her look cute

  • she looks just like Tracii Lords in Cry Baby in this photo…the way she’s standing and everything! haha, trash-ho!