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Cowell plans 'X Factor' style movie

Published Thursday, Aug 2 2007, 10:41 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Cowell plans 'X Factor' style movie

Cowell on 'X Factor'

Simon Cowell is planning to make a movie based on the audition process for shows such as X Factor and American Idol.

With a working title of Starstruck, the film will follow the lives of ten contestants competing in a TV singing contest.

Cowell told The Hollywood Reporter: "The story is told through the eyes of those 10 contestants. We want it to be the musical version of Rocky - an underdog story, a feelgood film."

The movie is supposedly inspired by the '80s musical Fame and is due for release next summer.
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