Jennifer Hudson signs on for Sex and the City

In her first major role since Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson is joining the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie. The singer and actress, 25, will portray the assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's shoe-obsessed character Carrie Bradshaw, and in final negotiations with the movie's producers about the details of her role, according to Variety. The movie, which is scheduled to start shooting in NYC on September 19, revolves around the lives of the four main SATC characters played by Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, who are all reprising their roles.

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