Katie Holmes to play Victoria Beckham in new biopic.

The 27-year-old is good friends with the former Spice girl.

Holmes and her fiance Tom Cruise are close friends with Victoria Beckham and her famous husband David Beckham, but while movie bosses were keen to cast the Batman Begins star, Cruise will not be playing Beckham because of their "marked physical differences."

Katie's fiancée Tom Cruise suggested the story of the football star's rise
to fame to Paramount film studios before they ended his contract, and they
quickly optioned the film before parting ways with the 'Top Gun' star.
Katie, 27, is said to be "moved" at the possibility of playing former Spice
Girl Victoria.

An insider told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Tom has a brilliant grasp
of what the public want to see and thought David's story was wonderful.
"A football star emerges from humble origins, there's drama within the
matches and romance in his love affair with Victoria at the height of her
pop star fame. The quartet have become very close friends and the Beckhams
would only be happy about their story being used if Tom and Katie were
involved.
"Katie is perfect to play a young Posh and has been working on her accent."
It is believed Tom could produce the film or advise on the script. A British
actor is being lined up to play former England captain David.