“It is called Starstruck. We’re writing the script as we talk.

“It is about 10 contestants who enter a gigantic singing contest. It’s like Rocky. It’s about good versus evil, and it will be very, very realistic.

“I’m going to cast the lead parts through an open audition process across America. So if you get through the auditions, and you get a part in this movie, it’s a huge, huge deal.”

~Simon Cowell on turning popular TV reality show “American Idol” into a movie