Drew Barrymore Nabs New Directing Gig in "The End" » Gossip - Busy girl Drew Barrymore has reportedly signed on direct Warner Brothers' end-of-the-world drama "The End."

According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday (August 1), the37-year-old starlet has taken a role on the film, which has been in negotiations since last year.

The Aron Eli Coleite written drama is "a 180-degree approach to the usual apocalypse scenario and instead focuses on several people as they reconcile their fate on Earth's last day."

The movie focuses on three separate story lines, which include a veteran broadcaster in London, a 16-year old girl and her boyfriend in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a family man living in Shanghai.

As of right now, no date has been announced for the start of production.