Beyonce, Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in A Star is Born Remake

, according to Consequence of Sound.As if she wasn't busy enough promoting her new album 4, which is doing quite well on the Billboard charts, Beyonce will take the lead female role as "an aspiring singer who arrives in Hollywood desperate for a break."The film is set to be released...

By Lenni Rosenblum

July 6, 2011

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, according to Consequence of Sound.

As if she wasn't busy enough promoting her new album 4, which is doing quite well on the Billboard charts, Beyonce will take the lead female role as "an aspiring singer who arrives in Hollywood desperate for a break."

The film is set to be released sometime in 2012. An exact release date has not yet been determined.

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