Katherine Heigl will star in romancer "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros., with Greg Berlanti directing and Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks producing.

Project dates back to 2001, when Revolution bought the spec from scribes Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson. Story follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers for their orphaned daughter.

"Life as We Know It" was also at Fox before landing at Warner Bros.

Heigl will next be seen in Sony's battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth." She's currently shooting "Five Killers" for Lionsgate.

Heigl and her mother Nancy Heigl are exec producing "Life as We Know It."

Josephson produced the upcoming "Aliens in the Attic" for Fox. Gold Circle prexy Brooks was a producer on "The Haunting in Connecticut."

Berlanti's best known as a writer and exec producer on TV series "Dirty Sexy Money," "Brothers and Sisters" and "Dawson's Creek." He wrote the "Green Lantern" script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green and will produce with Donald De Line.

Berlanti had once been considered to direct "Green Lantern," but WB attached him to direct "This Is Where I Leave You," with Jonathan Tropper adapting his own novel (Daily Variety, Feb. 2).

Deitchman and Robinson's projects include "The Kids" at Fox with Josephson producing, "Grownups" at Sony and "First Kiss" at WB.

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Warner Bros. has picked up "Life As We Know It," setting Katherine Heigl to star and "Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti to direct the drama. Barry Josephson and Gold Circle's Paul Brooks are producing.

The story centers on two single people who suddenly become caregivers to an orphaned girl after the parents, their mutual best friends, are killed in an accident.

The project, written by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, was originally set up by Josephson at Revolution in 2001 then moved to Fox 2000. Gold Circle picked it up, began packaging it, eventually catching Warners' eye.

No start date is set, but "Life" is expected to be fast-tracked.

Heigl is exec producing with her mother, manager Nancy Heigl, though not through the duo's Abishag outfit.

Sarah Schechter overseeing for Warners.

Paradigm-repped Heigl, one of the draws of "Grey's Anatomy," has had a solid film career since her breakthrough in "Knocked Up." She is following up her rom-com hit "27 Dresses" with this summer's "The Ugly Truth," also starring Gerard Butler.

Berlanti, a showrunner who created "Jack & Bobby" and co-created "Eli Stone," wrote "The Green Lantern" for Warners. He is repped by WME.

Duhamel takes part in Heigl's 'Life'
'Transformers' star in talks to join Berlanti romance

Josh Duhamel is in talks to star opposite Katherine Heigl in romancer "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros.
Greg Berlanti will direct, with Barry Josephson and Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks producing.

Project, penned by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers of their orphaned daughter.

Heigl and her mother Nancy Heigl are exec producing the pic. Duhamel, who plays an Air Force major in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," will next be seen opposite Kristen Bell in Disney's romantic comedy "When in Rome," directed by Mark Steven Johnson.

Duhamel's repped by ICM.

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Heigl, Duhamel star in Warner Bros. romance
By DAVE MCNARY

"Mad Men" co-star Christina Hendricks is set to star alongside Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Warner Bros. romancer "Life as We Know It." Greg Berlanti will direct, with Barry Josephson and Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks producing. "Life" is slated to begin production in Atlanta this fall.

Project, penned by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers of their orphaned daughter. Hendricks will portray the best friend to Heigl's and Duhamel's characters.

Heigl and her mother Nancy Heigl are exec producing the pic.

Hendricks will soon be seen alongside Emily Mortimer in the indie drama "Leonie."

Heigl headed back to town to shoot ‘Life’ with Duhamel

Atlanta, get set for more Katherine Heigl sightings. Buzz readers will recall that the film and TV actress has already spent a big chunk of time here this year, shooting the upcoming comic thriller “Five Killers” with Ashton Kutcher.

Now that the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress has been granted a five-episode leave from the hit ABC drama, Buzz can confirm that Heigl is headed back to town this fall to shoot the romantic comedy “Life As We Know It” for Warner Brothers.

The film is set to be directed by Greg Berlanti, a TV producer and series creator best known for his work on “Everwood,” “Eli Stone,” “Dirty Sexy Money” and “Brothers & Sisters.”

Judging from the film’s plot, Berlanti’s expertise in combining comedy with pathos will come in handy. The challenging central story of “Life”: A single guy and girl are thrust together when they’re named guardians of their best friends’ daughter after the parents die in a car crash.

The male half of the equation?

“Transformers” star Josh Duhamel, who’s already been spotted at the brand-new swanky St. Regis hotel in Buckhead. According to Variety, “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks (who plays slinky Sterling Cooper office manager Joan Holloway on the Emmy-addicted AMC series) has also been signed to co-star in the film.

We’re also hearing that The Mansion in Buckhead could be a locale for star sightings this fall and that scenes for the film could be shot at Turner Field.

The film is slated to shoot into November. Warner Brothers is planning a December 2010 theatrical release.

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