Life As We Know It (US)

Katherine Heigl is determined to keep herself busy. Mere days after agreeing to return to Grey's Anatomy for a sixth season, the actress finds herself attached to star in Life as We Know It for Warner Bros. Pictures. The film connects two unattached adults whose best friend dies and will's them to take care of their newly orphaned daughter. Heigl will play the female lead while the male lead has yet to be cast. Per Variety, the script has been bouncing around since 2001 and had landed at Fox for a time before eventually up in Warner's hands. A production start date or timetable for release is not yet available. In addition to returning to Grey's Anatomy and Life As We Know It, Heigl will appear in theaters next summer in The Ugly Truth and is currently filming Five Killers. A vacation is clearly not in her immediate plans.

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Katherine Heigl has signed on to star in and produce the big-screen drama Life As We Know It — but Grey's Anatomy fans needn't worry about this new gig impacting Heigl's recently confirmed return to the ABC series.
Heigl — who is currently filming the Lionsgate thriller Five Killers, opposite Ashton Kutcher — is due back on the Grey's set in late July, now that her option for Season 6 has been picked up. And while a rep for the actress was unable to comment on the anticipated production start for Life As We Know It, it is ...
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She may have stolen ours in 27 Dresses, and operated on a few in Grey's Anatomy, but Katherine Heigl is set for even more encounters of the heart with her new romantic drama Life As We Know It.The film, directed by TV impresario Greg Berlanti (of Dirty Sexy Money, Brothers And Sisters and Dawson's Creek fame) is to be co-produced by Heigl and her mum Nancy.Life As We Know It has been floating around since 2001, but only now is the drama - about two singles who are named as the guardians of their mutual friends' oprhaned daughter - picking up speed with Heigl attached.Heigl, who has been racking up the rom-coms with Knocked Up, 27 Dresses and her upcoming boys vs. girls comedy  The Ugly Truth with ladies man Gerard Butler, and assassin comedy Five Killers which she is currently shooting.Berlanti, who was in line to direct Seth Rogen in Green Lantern,

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