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Paris Hilton to star in a musical

by Christine on July 31st, 2007

You’d think that with the end of The Simple Life, Paris Hilton would just rest on her laurels but na-ah, she’s going to do a musical thriller! Hmmm, I’m quite amazed that she was chosen for this….didn’t realise she knows how to act??? Won’t that be too taxing if she’s going to do a live musical day in and day out? Has she got the discipline?

PEOPLE reports

The Simple Life is over for Paris Hilton, but she has already lined up a juicy new role in the big-screen musical Repo! The Genetic Opera.

Hilton is joining Alexa Vega and Paul Sorvino in the cast of Repo!, a musical thriller from Saw-makers Twisted Pictures and Lionsgate, according to Variety.

The news comes as E! Entertainment Television has decided not to renew The Simple Life, the reality show in which Hilton starred with on-and-off pal Nicole Richie for five seasons. The program ran initially on FOX before being picked up by E!, and the series finale is slated for August 5.

Instead of playing herself, the 26-year-old heiress will play daughter to Sorvino’s villainous organ-transplant magnate in the futuristic flick. The musical is set in 2056 and centers around a mysterious plague that threatens the survival of the human race. The film is being directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who also helmed all three Saw films.

Bousman said Hilton floored him when she auditioned. “I have auditioned at least 30 actresses for this role,” he tells Variety. “Paris came in and owned it. She is this role.”

Producer Carl Mazzocone of Twisted Pictures adds: “We saw many actresses for the role, and Paris sang it better than all of them.”

Wow, Paris…a real singer! Amazing!

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