Avril Lavigne Lands Lead Movie Role 6/5/08

Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne is set to put her music career on hold after landing her first lead role in a movie.

The singer has toyed with acting in the past, taking on minor roles in last year's (07) The Flock and 2006 film Fast Food Nation.

She also provided the voice for a character in 2006 animated movie Over The Hedge. But now Lavigne is stepping up her career as a serious thespian with her first starring role - and she insists it will be totally different to her previous work.

She tells British publication The London Paper, "I've got a film role coming up - something you wouldn't expect from me, something deep and dark."