Kim Kardashian joins Tyler Perry cast

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian won't be playing herself in her upcoming role in the new Lionsgate film "The Marriage Counselor," the U.S. studio said.

The socialite starlet of the reality television series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" landed a supporting role in the film, which will be made for Lionsgate by the bankable Tyler Perry.

The Hollywood Reporter said Kardashian plays a co-worker of Judith, the married marriage counselor who rekindles her relationship with an old college sweetheart. It is the third movie role for her.

Shooting for the "The Marriage Counselor" begins this month, The Reporter said.