Kate Hudson in talks to play porn icon Linda Lovelace

London (ANI): Actress Kate Hudson is apparently in negotiations to play porn icon Linda Lovelace in a forthcoming biopic The 31-year-old actress, who is pregnant with her second child, is said to have been offered the lead role in the film adaptation of Eric Danville's book The Complete Linda Lovelace, reports the Daily Express.

According to Deadline.com, 'Spiderman" star James Franco is being roped in for the part of pornographer Chuck Traynor. The movie will go up against a rival Lovelace project called 'Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story".

Earlier, actress Lindsay Lohan was roped in to play Linda Lovelace. But she was dumped from this upcoming project after her jail and rehab stint. However, Director Matthew Wilder said, “She chose to pull out of the film of her own accord." He added, “We are withdrawing our offer from Lindsay Lohan."