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.”
