- Major Movie Star
Infobox Film
name = Major Movie Star
director =Steve Miner
producer = Bill GerberDenise Di Novi
writer =April Blair Kelly Bowe
starring =Jessica Simpson Vivica A. Fox Olesya Rulin Steve Guttenberg Aimee Garcia
distributor = TBA
released = TBA
runtime = TBA
language = English
budget = TBA
imdb_id = 1034320"Major Movie Star" is an upcoming 2008 film starring
Jessica Simpson . Simpson plays the title role of Megan Valentine in the comedy, about a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the United States Army.cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037551,00.html |title=Jessica Simpson to Join the Army – on Film |work=People |first=KC |last=Baker |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2007-05-23] The current movie poster uses an image from Simpson'sGQ cover. The tagline is "The Few. The Proud. The Blonde." The movie is described as "similar" to "Private Benjamin " (1980), though many accuse it of being a remake. Filming started July 2007.cite news |url=http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20070525/6177/jessica-simpson-was-she-only-brunette-for-john-mayer/ |title=Jessica Simpson: was she only brunette for John Mayer? |work= |first=Lucy |last= |date= |accessdate=2007-05-27]ynopsis
When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life.
Promotion
Simpson went to
Cannes to promote the movie, which will be released sometime in 2008. Jessica appeared on many talk shows and interviewed by many magazines to promote the film.Critical Reception
Critics panned the film heavily after only seeing the previews.
Release
According to IMDB.com, "Major Movie Star" was released in Russia on
September 18 ,2008 and will be released in Bulgaria onNovember 7 ,2008 . The U.S. release date is yet to be be announced.DVD Release
The film has been long awaited and it is yet to be confirmed if the film will be released theatrically or straight to video. According to IMDB the film is rated PG-13.
Cast
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Jessica Simpson as Megan Valentine
*Steve Guttenberg as Sidney Green
*Vivica A. Fox as Sgt. Louisa Morley
*Ryan Sypek as Sgt. Mills Evans
*Olesya Rulin as Petrovich
*Aimee Garcia as Vicky Castillo
*Keiko Agena as Lee
*Cheri Oteri as Pvt. Jeter
*Bryce Johnson as Derek O'Grady
*Michael Hitchcock as NigelReferences
External links
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