Jessica Alba Joins Cast Of The Love Guru

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Snagging the female lead in a comedy re-teaming a few actors from the Austin Powers franchise, will be beauty Jessica Alba.

Alba will star opposite Mike Meyers who is playing Pitka, his first new character creation since Austin Powers. Pitka is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. Upon moving back to the United States, he tries to settle a dispute between a hockey player (Romany Malco) and his wife who is cheating on him with the star player of a rival team.

Alba will play the hockey team owner and Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) will play the team’s coach. Myers’ character Pitka has the job of sparking a romance to reunite the couple so the hockey player can lead his team to a championship.

The Love Guru is set for a release in theatres on June 20 of next year.