From "Here Comes the Boom" to "Miss Saigon," Charice "might" play Kim

Philippine international singing and YouTube sensation "might" bag the coveted role Kim breathed to life and popularized by Lea Salonga in the award-winning musical "Miss Saigon." Lea Salonga went on to win various international awards too, an Olivier and a Tony statuette among them.

Charice might play Kim as it is rumored that a movie version is in the works for the beloved Asian-fronted musical. The director of the "upcoming" film is said to be Lee Daniels of the "Precious" fame, the movie highly supported by media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Oprah also highly supported Charice and was paramount in Charice's break into Hollywood following the latter's appearance on Oprah's show and her introduction to record producer David Foster.

If Charice gets Kim's role, this just might be her biggest break. Charice has been making waves in the international scene, bagging Sunshine Corazaon for "Glee" and a number of Hollywood movies, "Here Comes the Boom" opposite Salma Hayek coming soon, and a string of hits in the music charts, "Pyramid" a noted single.

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Charice to star in Hollywood movie "Here Comes the Boom"?

Rumor mill has it that Filipina international singing and Youtube sensation Charice Pempengco will star alongside Salma Hayek (Frida, Bandidas), Kevin James (Hitch), and Joe Rogan (TV's Just Shoot Me) in a film to be directed by Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer). The film is rumored to be "Here Comes the Boom" and Charice is purported to play the character Malia in a film where a physics teacher "desperate to save jobs and programs at his fiscally challenged high school, begins moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter" according to IMDb.

The film is expected to be released sometime June of 2012.

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