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Lopez signs for 'The Governess'

Published Tuesday, Jul 29 2008, 11:30 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Lopez signs for 'The Governess'

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Jennifer Lopez has agreed to star in romantic comedy The Governess, reports Variety.

The film focuses on a thief who poses as a nanny to a rich widower's three children. As she begins to fall for the kids and their father, she must decide whether to carry out a planned bank heist or start a new life with the family.

Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls) will direct from a script by Kevin Wade and Don Roos.

Bob Yari, Sid Ganis, Alex Siskin and Simon Fields are producing the film, which has secured a waiver from the Screen Actors Guild.

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