Posted: Tue., Jun. 6, 2006, 9:00pm PT

Alba tapped for 'Bill' role

Actress moves to GreeneStreet project

Jessica Alba has joined GreeneStreet Films comedy "Bill."

Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy Olyphant and Logan Lerman also star in the pic, which begins lensing Thursday.

Lindsay Lohan recently dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Melisa Wallack and Bernie Goldmann direct. John Penotti, Fisher Stevens and Matthew Roland produce, with Tim Williams exec producing.

Pic is about a man fed up with his job who finds his wife in bed with a local news anchor. He regains a lost sense of self by mentoring an unruly teen and finds inspiration in an intriguing young saleswoman.

Alba, who's set to reprise in sequels of "Fantastic Four" and "Sin City," recently worked with GreeneStreet Films on "Awake," which just wrapped and will be released by the Weinstein Co.


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