Christina Aguilera Goes 'Burlesque' on the Big Screen

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Music superstar Christina Aguilera has signed on for her first big screen project -- read on for more details.

The four-time Grammy Award winner will star in Screen Gem's 'Burlesque,' Variety reports.

Aguilera will play a talented singer from a small town who finds success and love while performing at a burlesque club in Los Angeles, says the trade paper.

"I couldn't be more excited, as this was a project written with her in mind," Screen Gems' president Clint Culpepper tells Variety.

The new film will begin shooting later this year.

Published 5/5/09 by the Insider