For the upcoming romantic comedy Bride Wars, we've already got Kate Hudson battling Anne Hathaway. The actresses play best friends who begin warring when they both pick the same wedding date. Instead of compromising, sharing, or figuring out a way to make things work, neither will back down from their chosen date, and they begin competing for everything from venues and services to the guests they hope to score.

Now Variety reports that Candice Bergen has signed on to co-star as Marion St. Claire -- "the queen of all wedding planners." (I wonder if she works with Franck Eggelhoffer?) I think it's safe to say that Ms. Bergen will be someone both women fight to hire, and since she's listed as a co-star, maybe the planner will play both sides of the fence. While Bergen has been busy over the years, from her stint on Sex and the City, to her main gig on Boston Legal, The In-Laws was her last movie gig, in 2003. Now she's got bridal wars and The Women coming our way.

These days, it's hard to believe that Kate Hudson is a Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated actress. It's been years since she twirled as a band-aid, grabbing the hearts of William and Russell. Since then, she's surrounded herself with mainly romantic comedies -- some good, some bad -- and let her award-starting past slip away. All the way back in November of 2006, there was news of a new feature called Bride Wars. At the time, there was word that she had troubles getting the pic off the ground (she's one of the film's producers). She must've had more troubles to make it take this long, but all these months later, Variety reports that she finally has a director, Gary Winick, and has someone to star and war with -- Anne Hathaway.

Unlike Katherine Heigl's upcoming 27 Dresses, which is more about inner pain, this is about outwardly-warring brides, who are friends no less! Coming together from the pens of June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith, "Hathaway and Hudson will play best friends who are pitted against each other when their wedding dates clash. They compete for venues, services and guests, once it's clear that neither will step aside." What is it about weddings that makes some women so crazy? I wonder if they'll end up in the hospital like that insane Grey's Anatomy episode where two women prioritized the perfect wedding over their health and safety?

So, will this help Hudson into better fare? Or be a crash and burn scenario for Hathaway? With Winick's involvement, I'm hoping for the former. He's responsible for the cute 13 Going on 30, and the great indie flick Tadpole. But this is all contingent on the project moving smoothly from here.

Fresh from her recent split from Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson, the delightfully funny and super-cute Kate Hudson is returning to wedding territory, but not with a new marriage. Instead, she's jumped into a new film project -- the romantic comedy Bride Wars. The pic, according to Variety, recently got the green light from financier New Regency for producers Julie Yorn and Alan Riche and will be Hudson's next film after she wraps A Dream of Red Mansions for director Bruce Beresford.

The film, which concerns best friends who also happen to be brides with the exact same wedding date who won't back down, is being written by June Raphael and Casey Wilson from an original pitch by Greg DePaul. Apparently, Hudson has been looking to set this film up for over a year but the financing only recently came together. The fact that it took her so long to get this film going seems a little strange to me -- even with how long it normally takes to set up a project in Hollywood. It's a romantic comedy, and Hudson has aptly demonstrated her abilities in that arena several times in the past in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Raising Helen and the under-appreciated indie 200 Cigarettes.

It seems like it should have been a slam-dunk to get this pic set up given Hudson's involvement and her desire to see it happen. I'm sure its not her fault and we can probably just chalk it up to some of those pesky "creative differences" Hollywood is so famous for. No word on additional casting or a start date for Bride Wars but when there is, rest assured, we'll bring it to you. If you can't always count on understanding Hollywood, at least you can always count on us.