Following all the excitement surrounding the Spice Girls reunion and Celine Dion's plans to record an urban album, here comes another round of top news for you. Simon Cowell looks set to produce a movie that will be based on a behind the scenes look at Pop Idol and X Factor.
The film, working title 'Star Struck', is set to use the competition format to find lead actors. The movie itself will follow ten characters trying to, erm, become stars, via a reality TV show. Or something like that. No word about whether they'll be creative consultancy from Shayne Ward, but Gareth Gates may as well confirm his involvement. I mean, he's doesn't exactly seem a busy man right now.
Speaking of the film, Cowell told the Hollywood Reporter that he wanted it to be something similar to 'Rocky', which presumably means Will Young trooping up and down the steps and pushing himself to the limits of physical and mental exertion. 'Fame' was also cited as an influence: "'Fame' was all about young people wanting to be famous, and in order to do that, they enrolled in a drama school. The difference 25 years later is that everyone who wants to be famous today signs up for American Idol. We always believed that a TV show like Idol would be successful. I have the same feeling about doing the movie".