
Hilary Duff is on the verge of jumping from teen creampuff to serious actress. According to an online report, Duff’s next movie may be a drama called The Emancipation of Jonny.
The film is in development at Revolution Studios and that it’s “based on the true-life of Director, Jonathan Nguyen, lime-lights the teenage debacle of Jonathan Tyler, as he struggles to balance his dreams with his reality. Production is set to commence as of mid-July, and finalization for release is due by late November 2007. With the majority of its production shot in Sydney, Australia, the film stars Liam Aiken (Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Misfortunate Events), Hilary Duff (Material Girls), and Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy).”
Told ‘ya this will be a totally different Duff year for us as the former teeny bopper Hil takes on for more serious and mature roles.