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'Desperados' on the loose at Universal
Universal Pictures has picked up "Desperados," a comedy spec from Ellen Rapoport that will act as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher. Mark Gordon, whose "2012" opens next Friday, and Jason Blum, one of the producers behind the surprise horror hit "Paranormal Activity," are producing ...
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Isla Fisher Is Getting DESPERADOS
Collider — ... According to The Hollywood Reporter, the spec was penned by Ellen Rapoport, a screenwriter who has yet to really make a name for herself.  Currently, she’s developing a few TV shows for Fox, ABC Family, and MGM, but no real film credits to her name.  The film’s being produced by “2012″ producer Mark Gordon and “Paranormal Activity” producer Jason Blum. ...

Isla Fisher Lines Up A "Desperados"
Dark Horizons - News — Universal Pictures is lining up the comedy "Desperados" as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is set in motion when a woman sends an indignant e-mail to her new beau, who's gone silent after they have sex. When she discovers he's comatose in a Mexican hospital, she races south of the border with her friends in tow to intercept the e-mail before he recovers. Ellen Rapoport penned the script. Mark Gordon and Jason Blum are producing.

Isla Fisher A 'Desperado'; Bradley Cooper Gets Smart; Eminem Set To Scare & 'Liberace' Inches Closer
:: The Playlist :: — ... - Isla Fisher is circling " Desperados ," a spec script by Ellen Rapoport that was recently picked up by Universal, which the studio is describing as a "female-oriented ' The Hangover .'" The story is about a woman who sends an indignant email to her beau after she dosen't hear from him, only to find out he's in a coma in Mexico. She then races there to intercept the e-mail before he wakes up. "The Hangover" plot was equally absurd but was saved by a great cast, and if this film is to succeed, it will need some great leads to support Fisher. - Bradley Cooper is ...

ISLA FISHER NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER
Filmdrunk — ... and it seems like she’s a big enough star to find decent projects, but her last movie was Confessions of a Shopaholic with Jerry Bruckheimer.  But she’s got a new one on the way. From THR: ...

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/Film — ... After The Hangover and Peter Chelsom’s Vegas comes a gender-bent version of the same narrative tropes, courtesy of a newly sold script called Desperados. THR tell us that the picture is being lined up as a vehicle for Isla Fisher. ...

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Universal Pictures has picked up Desperados , a comedy script from Ellen Rapoport that will act as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher, says The Hollywood Reporter . The story is set in motion when a woman sends an indignant e-mail to her new beau, who's gone silent after they have ...