Mariah Carey's hot to play iconic Marilyn Monroe role
They're big shoes to fill but Mariah Carey is in talks about reprising the role made famous by Marilyn Monroe in iconic 1959 film Some Like It Hot. The 43-year-old singer and sometime actress is a big fan of the tragic star, buying her old piano for almost £400,000 in 1999 and even naming one of her two-year-old twins Monroe.
And it now appears she's homing in on her dream role in the remake of the movie, in which Marilyn originally starred alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, right. "Some Like It Hot was Mariah's favourite film when she was growing up. There have been some initial discussions and the producers think she's a natural successor to play Marilyn's role," a source close to Mariah tells us, adding that with filming on American Idol, where she acts as a judge, having come to an end, the timing could be just right.
"She's got a fantastic sense of humour, is looking incredible at the moment and has acted before so it's a great fit. She's putting the final touches to her latest album and has just finished filming American Idol so there should be more talks shortly."
Mariah, who is the biggest-selling female artist of all time, is releasing new single #Beautiful from the album on June 24 but it would appear she's now ready to enjoy a return to acting having made her big-screen debut in Glitter in 2001. (Express)
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