In a bid to remind us that she is an actress and not just a pretty face, Katie Holmes is taking on a role in The Romantics. Holmes will co-star in the independently financed comedy as she steps in for Liv Tyler who left the project for undisclosed reasons
The plot of the movies is a follows, eight friends re-unite for Lila’s (Anna Paquin) wedding. Laura (Holmes) is Lila’s best friend and maid of honor. However both girls have a past with the groom (Josh Duhamel) and thus the problems arise. The impressive cast features Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody and Jeremy Strong. The movie is Scripted and Directed by Galt Niederhoffer and is also adapted from a book she authored. A little know fact is that Katie Holmes joins the movie as an executive producer as well. Holmes’s Broadway debut was last season in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. Although she has appeared in movies like as Batman Begins and The Ice Storm, she is best known for her role as Joey Potter from television’s Dawson’s Creek.
In 2006 Holmes married fellow actor Tom cruise, who is sixteen years her senior, at the 15th-century Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, Italy. The Scientology ceremony was attended by many Hollywood stars. The marriage is seen by many as controversial and also considered to be a means for promoting each other’s careers. As if confirming that view, the couple is currently engaged in re-negotiating their multimillion dollar marriage contract.