Jessica Simpson to Join the Marines – on Film
Jessica Simpson's acting career is turning her into a
major movie star – literally.
The singer has signed on to play the title role in the comedy
Major Movie Star, about a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the Marines, her rep tells PEOPLE.
"She's excited to get back on a movie set and get into a new character," says her rep.
Simpson, 26, who has already had starring roles in
The Dukes of Hazzard and
Employee of the Month, had been scheduled to being filming a spy comedy,
The Witness, in June, but now she'll start shooting
Major in Louisiana that month instead.
Until then, she'll be spending time with boyfriend John Mayer. "They're really happy," says a source.
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