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Ben Kingsley joins Myers' comedy


(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-09-05 14:51





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Sir Ben Kingsley addresses a news conference at
the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 10,
2007.[Reuters]

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Ben Kingsley has joined Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba in
the comedy "The Love Guru."

The Paramount Pictures film, which marks Myers' first original character
since Austin Powers, begins shooting Friday in Toronto. It's scheduled to
hit theaters June 20.

Myers will play Pitka, an American who was left at the gates of an ashram
in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the U.S. to
seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality,
specializing in settling intimacy issues between couples.

In a role befitting a British knight, Kingsley plays Guru Tugginmypudha,
the ashram leader who teaches Myers' character how to love himself and
how to wear a chastity belt.

Also joining the cast are Meagan Good ("Stomp the Yard") and "The Daily
Show" correspondent John Oliver. The cast also includes Verne Troyer and
Romany Malco.

Kingsley, who won an Oscar for "Gandhi" and was nominated for "Sexy
Beast," is currently in theaters with "The Last Legion."

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