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Justin Bieber to Play Self in Biopic

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Teen star has memoir in the works as well.

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Looks like the world just can’t get enough of Justin Bieber: On Monday, Paramount Pictures brokered a deal to turn the 16-year-old pop singer’s life into a 3D biopic. Davis Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, is negotiating with Paramount to direct the film, which will feature footage from Bieber’s current concert tour. Set to be released on February 11, 2011, it will be produced by L.A. Reid, chairman of Island Def Jam, and Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun. It was also announced on Monday that Bieber has signed a book deal with HarperCollins Publishers.

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