Katharine McPhee Signs for "Storyteller"

Katharine McPhee is venturing further into the acting business. She seems to have the classy chops to succeed in Hollywood. Yes, I said classy chops.

The pop singer, who placed second in Season 5 of American Idol (Taylor Hicks won that year), has signed to star in the The Storyteller, an indie psych-drama directed by Robert Angelo Masciantonio for Feverpitch Pictures.

The film stars Wes Bentley as a writer whose downward spiral after his father dies causes his assistant (McPhee) to investigate whether his muse (Anita Briem) is a figment of his imagination. It’s due in theaters in March, 2009.

McPhee has taken a few acting roles in recent years, including The House Bunny, Crazy, and The Last Caller, scheduled for a 2009 release.

Image: Katharine McPhee at the MTV Movie Awards, Newscom.com, 2008