There’s a Carmen Sandiego movie in the works? There’s a Carmen Sandiego movie in the works! Rumour has it, she was last seen in a convertible on Mulholland Drive.
According to The Hollywood Report, Shrek Forever After and Jack the Giant Killer writer, Darren Lemke, and singer-turned-actress-because-she-had-a-famous-actor-boyfriend, Jennifer Lopez, are attached to the project, with the latter tipped for the starring role. She might just…
… Wait for it...
… Waaaaaaaait for it…
… Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait for it…
… Steal the show. Oh, that joke was positively criminal. I can’t believe I get away with this stuff. But enough punishment. “PUNishment”, get it? Okay, I’ll stop.
The story apparently sees Sandiego’s former partner from the ACME detective agency tracking down the rogue agent, and in turn uncovering the inevitable conspiracy that reveals her to be some sort of hero, not an international jewel thief with a passion for exotic holiday destinations. The film has been described as a cross between The Thomas Crown Affair and National Treasure.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter (via Joystiq)
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