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Tuesday, 17 April 2007

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Katie Holmes makes herself at home in Louisiana

Actress begins shooting her new movie

Katie Holmes is already making herself comfortable in Shreveport, La., where she was set to begin shooting a new movie on Monday.

On Friday, she visited the local Target, the Shreveport Times reports. "I met some really great people, and it was nice," she told the paper. "They did recognize me, and it was a pleasure meeting them. We had nice chats about kids, and it was lovely."

Holmes, 28, is in Louisiana to film the movie Mad Money with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton. In the comedy from Thelma & Louise scribe Callie Khouri, the women play coworkers plotting to rob the Federal Reserve Bank.

"I'm pumped," Holmes told the Times Friday night in a group interview with Khouri, Keaton and costar Ted Danson at the Eldorado Resort Casino. "I loved it from the second I read it. I love interesting female characters, and this is full of them."

What appealed to Holmes about her character? "She's funny, she's smart and just a little bit misunderstood," she said, glancing mischievously at Keaton. "She's involved in this crime, but she's sort of delighted to just be a part of something and have girlfriends for the first time. She's a type of person who creates a happier environment than she's actually in. ... I like that about her. She's a free spirit."

Holmes will soon have an even happier environment of her own: Husband Tom Cruise, 44, recently wrapped filming Lions for Lambs and is due to join Holmes and their daughter Suri, who turns 1 on April 18, in Shreveport.

For Suri, watching Mom at work should be a treat: "It's another project we're going to handle together, and that's part of the fun," Holmes said recently.