Halle Berry will follow up her action turns in the upcoming James Bond film and "X-Men" sequel with the romantic comedy "Nappily Ever After," Variety reports.

Based on the novel by Trisha Thomas, the film casts Berry as a woman who tires of waiting for her boyfriend to marry her and dumps him -- only to find he quickly hooks up with a new flame.

Variety said a writer is being assigned to have the project ready as soon as time opens up in Berry's busy schedule. On Thursday, she leaves for London to star opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 20th Bond film. After that, she goes directly to reprise her role as the weather-controlling superhero Storm in director Bryan Singer's "X-Men" sequel.

Berry has earned raves this year for her breakthrough dramatic performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the death-row romance "Monster's Ball."


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