Holmes, who is engaged to marry Tom Cruise, and Beckham, who is a former Spice Girl, have become good friends.
According to England’s Daily Star, the 27 year-old actress who starred in Batman Begins and Dawson’s Creek has already started practicing for the role. A source told the paper, "Katie is perfect to play a young Posh and has been working on her accent."
It was Tom Cruise who convinced the English soccer star to agree to the film project. The Hollywood star will not be playing Beckham because he is too physically different for the role.