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Gerard Butler is bring his rock hard abs to a romantic comedy alongside Katherine Heigl.

The pair will star in The Ugly Truth, a film in which Butler will play the TV host of a chauvinistic segment called ''The Ugly Truth'' and Heigl will portray a romantically-challenged morning show producer who is reluctantly embroiled by Butler's character in a series of outrageous tests to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love.

The project brings together the team behind Legally Blonde: director Robert Luketic and writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Shooting is scheduled to start in April.

Butler's recent credits include P.S. I Love You and 300. He next stars in Nim's Island, while Heigl just completed 27 Dresses.

Still glowing from his starring role in 300, Gerard Butler is the action star du jour.

With that in mind, sources tell CHUD that the actor is in talks to star in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reportedly, Karl Urban had been in talks to play Creed - the dude who would become Sabretooth - but that has fallen through.

Will this casting coup really take place? It's possible. Butler's schedule has opened up because the Escape from New York remake he had been penciled in for has come apart.

We'll let you know when we learn more. But who wouldn't love to see Hugh Jackman do battle with Gerard Butler?!?

In Nim's Island, Gerard Butler plays scientist dad Jack. Abigail Breslin is his plucky daughter Nim and Jodie Foster plays a reclusive San Francisco author.

Here are some snippets of Gerard's interview with USA Today:

On his character researching plankton while keeping pesky pelicans at bay: One time, I was sitting, talking to a pelican, and he goes behind me and flaps his wings. I looked like an angel on camera. I was sure he was going to nip me or rip my ear off.

On his secondary role as the imaginary literary alter ego of Foster's character: "When Nim reads a book about Alex Rover, suddenly I'm in an Arabian desert with evil captors, or I'm being tied up by African tribesmen.

On spending time with the young Oscar nominee: Nim and her dad are best buddies. I don't think I could have done it as well with someone who didn't have Abigail's special talents. I learned a lot from her, how she would embrace an idea and go for it.

On going nearly bankrupt after Breslin embraced the idea of a "swear pot": Me being from Scotland, I have a bit of a foul mouth. She fined me $2 each time. If I gave her extra, she would forget and not count it. It was hard to argue with her.