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Michelle Pfeiffer is joining John Travolta and Queen Latifah in the feature film "Hairspray," Variety reports.
Pfeiffer will star as villain Velma von Tussel, the ex-Miss Baltimore Crabs beauty queen-turned-bitter Baltimore TV station owner.
Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and directed by Adam Shankman ("Bringing Down The House"), "Hairspray" stars Travolta as Edna Turnblad, the role made famous by transvestite Divine in the 1988 John Waters film, and by Harvey Fierstein in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical adaptation.
The cast also includes Amanda Bynes ("What a Girl Wants"), Zac Efron ("NCIS") and newcomer Nikki Blonsky, who will play Tracy Turnblad.
Shooting will begin on Sept. 5 in Toronto, with a Dec. 21, 2007 release date scheduled.
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