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Jessica Simpson may have some 'Blonde Ambition' in her future and that might just have Luke Wilson tuning the buxom star into a 'Working Girl.' Confused yet?

Luke Wilson Turns Jessica Simpson into a Working Girl

Here's the scoop according to MTV. Luke Wilson has joined Jessica Simpson as part of the cast of Blonde Ambition, a loose remake of the 1988 Melanie Griffith classic Working Girl.

"It's going to be Jessica Simpson's next film," said producer (and former Malcolm in the Middle star) Justin Berfield. "It's basically about a young woman's journey into the corporate empire. She starts at the bottom and works her way to the top."

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Erik Davis of Cinematical is not convinced:

Yeah, so I guess when they decide to remake a fantastic movie with a horrific actress in the starring role, the safe terminology from here on out will be "loose remake," and adds - Sorry, but I have to ask: Does anyone think this will be any good?

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According to Movie Web they are going to try as the film will offer Jessica her first leading role, as she steps into a character that landed Griffith an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Berfield said "The second we got the script, we just knew we had to go to her first, and fortunately she fell in love with the script as well."

Andy Dick is in discussions to play an "evil" secretary.

The movie begins filming November 27 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is shooting for a summer 2007 release.