Nelly Furtado turns to hockey for her film debut

London: Popstar Nelly Furtado is all set to make her debut on the big screen that too as a crazed hockey fan. Canadian Filmmaker Michael McGowan has written a special role for the 31-year-old singer in his new film, `Score: A Hockey Musical`, about the national sport, Contactmusic reported.

"Nelly is an incredible entertainer and, after speaking with her, I realised that she fully relished embracing her inner hockey fanatic," McGowan said. The `Maneater` hitmaker, who was born and raised in Canada, will play a woman obsessed with the game, while Olivia Newton-John plays the mother of a young hockey player. The shooting for the film is due to begin in Toronto, Canada later this month. PTI