Lopez signs to play movie thief

Jennifer Lopez has signed up to play a professional thief in her first movie role since becoming a new mother.

The superstar will start shooting 'The Governess' in Massachusetts this autumn, just months after the February birth of twins Max and Emme.

Lopez will play a criminal who poses as a nanny for a wealthy family in a bid to pull off a bank heist, reports Daily Variety.

The movie is being directed by 'Calendar Girls' filmmaker David Cole and written by Kevin Wade - who wrote Lopez' role in 2002 movie 'Maid in Manhattan'.