Christina Aguilera

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera in the November edition of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera in the November 09 edition of Joy magazine.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera in the November 09 edition of Instyle Magazine.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera looking very hot as she is spotted out in Venice beach.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera shopping at La La Ling childrens clothing store in Los Feliz.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera at aid of a world hunger relief charity in L.A.

Call it a hunch, but I think “Burlesque”” already has its place in film history set. Not only will it be the acting debut of Christina Aguilera, but the modern musical has signed on the music icon of all icons: the one and only Cher. Yeah. It’s going to be flamboyant.

Christina will play an ambitious small-town girl fresh from the cornfields of Iowa. Possessing one heck of a voice she goes West to pursue her singing and dancing dreams. The aspiring star winds up in a neo-burlesque club on Sunset Boulevard that’s run by Tess (Cher), a former dancer who struggles to keep the club open and gives the young girl a chance to become a star.

The film will be a career first for the “Moonstruck” Oscar winner, as it will be the first time she uses her singing talents as part of a film role. Cher’s songs have appeared in countless films, but she’s never actually taken a musical part. The film will be directed by Steven Antin off of a script co-written by Antin and Susannah Grant. Shooting is set to begin in November.

Will Christina be able hold her own against a legend like Cher? Is “Burlesque” going to be too over the top to be anything but a cult classic? Or do you see another “Moulin Rogue” on the horizon?

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera wearing an all black outfit as she left The SLS Hotel In Beverly Hills.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera at the 2009 collection launch for Stephen Webster.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera heading out to Mozza in Los Angeles.

Some pictures of Christina Aguilera at LG Rumorous Night with Heidi Klum in West Hollywood.

There are reports out there that Christina Aguilera is interested in starring in “Burlesque,” a film about a modern-day striptease dancer. Although the site doesn’t have further information about how far along Christina is in the process of securing the role, there is word that “Dancing With the Stars” favorite Julianne Hough has also met with producers about co-starring as a pregnant showgirl.

Steve Antin, whose sister is Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin, wrote the script and is reportedly going to direct the film as well. Screen Gems, the studio behind the project, has confirmed that the movie in development, but added that it’s “too preliminary to comment on.” The studio is aiming for a January 2010 production start date. A rep for Aguilera had no comment about the casting news.

Playing a burlesque dancer on film wouldn’t be too difficult for Aguilera, who got saucy covering Labelle’s “Lady Marmalade” for the “Moulin Rogue” soundtrack. She followed that up with her stint as “Dirrty” Christina on her 2002 album, Stripped, posing topless for the cover. Then, in 2006, she embraced her inner pin-up for Back to Basics. This would be the first major film role for the singer.

While she’s kept quiet on the possibility of making her mark on the big screen, Aguilera has talked a bit about the follow-up to her recent best-of release, Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits. She told MTV News that said she wants the new album to have a more “futuristic” vibe: “It’s a challenge and an exciting new project for me to reinvent what I am doing yet again, and come up with something new and fresh.”