
Ghostface Killah will be making his big-screen acting debut in the upcoming super-hero flick Iron Man, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow, and is directed by Jon Favreau. Rumor has it that the rapper will play a Sheikh living in Dubai in the film, which is set to hit theaters next summer. It’s about time somebody signed up Ghost for the film — not long ago he complained to an interviewer that nobody from the movie had gotten in touch with him, despite the fact that his nickname (Iron Man a.k.a. Tony Stark) comes straight from the comic book it’s based on.
Even though Andre 3000 is hard at work recording a solo album and readying a new OutKast record, he is still finding time to nurture his budding acting career. The Idlewild and Four Brothers star is set to appear in two films: Battle in Seattle, a drama about the World Trade Organization protests in 1999 costarring Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron and Ray Liotta due out in December, and Semi-Pro, a basketball comedy starring Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson. “I am playing a 1970s basketball star showoff on the team, and we are trying to make it to the NBA. It’s hilarious,” says Andre about the film, which hits theaters in February. He says he’s also still considering making a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic, even though one is already in the works starring Hairspray’s Elijah Kelley.
Ja Rule tells Rolling Stone that he will be starring in a new film based on the life of, well, himself. The MC says he’ll co-produce the yet-untitled film along with Queen Latifah.
Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines has signed on to star in the independent film Stealing Cars, which begins shooting in September. Maines will play a prison nurse, a role that director Michael Skolnik thought she would be perfect for after seeing the Chicks documentary Shut Up and Sing. This is the singer’s first try at acting, but she doesn’t have to look far for a coach, as she is married to Heros star Adrian Pasdar. Maybe she will play a prison guard who can fly …
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