Emily Blunt was last seen playing Emily in the hit summer film The Devil Wears Prada and now she has signed on to star as the female lead in The Great Buck Howard.
The film was written and will be directed by Sean McGinly and stars the likes of Tom Hanks, John Malkovich and Colin Hanks.
The story revolves around a luckless magician and his assistant who struggle to reinvigorate his career. Blunt will play a self-assured publicist hired by Buck Howard (Malkovich) to publicize an event that will put him back on the map.
Filming begins Monday in Los Angeles.
