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Friday,February 23, 2001
Samantha Mumba will star in 'Time Machine'
Irish pop star Samantha Mumba has landed a starring role in "Time Machine".
The young singer will co-star opposite Guy Pearce ("Frasier") in the sci-fi film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be directed by Simon Wells, the great-grandson of "Time Machine" author H.G. Wells.
The big-budget project follows the story of a scientist (Pearce) who travels 800,000 years into the future and comes in contact with the a species called elois. The scientist then meets up with Mara (Mumba), a beautiful elois.
Other cast members include Jeremy Irons ("Lolita") and Mark Addy ("The Full Monty").
The book was originally made into a film in 1960. It won a special-effects Oscar.
Mumba is best known for her debut album "Gotta Tell You" but has often talked about her desire to act during promotional tours for her album.
In November, Mumba told AllPop that she'd turned down a small role in the Muhammad Ali film starring Will Smith and talked about the types of films she'd love to star in.
"I LOVE horror films," she said, talking about her future dream roles. "'Scream,' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' those kind of films I'd love to be in. But then, I'd love to be in a big slooshy romantic one and then I'd love to be in an action one. I'm not really fussy."
"Time Machine" will be Wells' live-action directorial debut. His previous credits include the animated film "The Prince Of Egypt".
-- AllPop
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