Katie Holmes has landed a role in new movie The Romantics after Liv Tyler dropped out of the project. Skip related content
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The Lord of the Rings star had signed up to act alongside an all-star cast including Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman and Elijah Wood in the romantic comedy, which focuses on eight friends from college who reunite for a wedding.
But Tyler has now walked away from the film and studio bosses have drafted in Holmes as a last-minute replacement, according to Daily Variety.
The movie will begin shooting in New York this week.
Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is strolling back onto the stage after a break of 33 years.
