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Rashida Jones Sells Frenemy Of The State Comics
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... State Comics Apparently unbearably attractive girls are way into geeky stuff nowadays. How long have geeks been waiting for this? Decades, I imagine. Rosario Dawson writes comics and stars in Kevin Smith movies. Kristen Stewart dresses up as slave Leia in Fanboys . Even so-hot-it-hurts Rashida Jones is in on the geek craze, having written a graphic novel entitled Frenemy of the State. Now Jones comic looks like it will be hitting a silver screen near you very soon. According to Variety , Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have acquired the rights to adapt the ...
Universal Makes A "Frenemy" In Jones
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Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have scored the screen rights to the graphic novel mini-series "Frenemy of the State" says Variety.
The adventure revolves around a young wealthy heiress who works undercover for the CIA.
"I Love You, Man" and "Parks and Recreation" actress Rashida Jones created the work and will adapt the script with "Brothers and Sisters" actor Will McCormack.
Brian Grazer and Eric Gitter will produce.
Universal is making a Frenemy
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It’s time to mark down yet another comic book/graphic novel adaptation onto the list. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are adapting the mini graphic novel series “Frenemy of the State” written by Rashida Jones. The script will be penned by Jones herself and “In Plain Sight” actor Will McCormack. The adventure revolves around a young wealthy heiress who works undercover for the CIA. Jones co-wrote the original comic, published by Oni Press. Here’s an excerpt explaining more about the almost unknown graphic novel on Variety:
“Frenemy of the State” wasn’t ...
Universal Grabs Rashida Jones' Comic Book Frenemy of the State
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As countless graphic novels and comic books are being translated to film, one can't help but notice that there isn't much of a female presence in the pages or on the screen of these adaptations. Most of the stories are written and feature predominantly masculine themes and characters. This may be attributed to the fact that ...
Rashida Jones Is A 'Frenemy of the State'
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"Scott Pilgrim" producer Eric Gitter and Imagine's Brian Grazer have acquired the rights to "Frenemy of the State," an Oni Press comic book created by "Parks & Recreation" star, and light of our lives, Rashida Jones. The series focuses on a wealthy heiress in her early 20s who starts to work for the CIA - Jones tells Variety "She has lived a life of privilege, attended the best schools and learned every language, but her obsession with spying on exes gets her in trouble and she is recruited to be a spy in exchange for not going to ...
Brian Grazer producing Rashida Jones’ FRENEMY of The STATE
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Yet another reason to love Rashida Jones… As if she didn’t have enough “cool factor” being the daughter of producing legend Quincy Jones and the Mod Squad’s Peggy Lipton. Like she didn’t steal your heart with her striking beauty and charm with her roles in The Office, I Love You Man and Parks and Recreation. Now Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have acquired screen rights to Frenemy of the State, a graphic novel miniseries that Jones created and will adapt with actor Will McCormack(Brothers & Sisters) ...
Rashida Jones Now a 'Frenemy' to Universal
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... ; they also wrote a screenplay called Celeste and Jesse Forever, which is in development at Overture as another potential vehicle for Jones. However, don't look for her to show up in Frenemy. "It's intended for a girl much younger than me, about age 20, an interesting age for girls as they make that scary jump to adulthood," Jones told Variety. ...
'Frenemy of the State,' from Rashida Jones, picked up by Universal
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... the big screen after being charmed by her performance on "The Office" and the budding "Parks & Recreation." Turns out, she's a writer, too, and she's just sold her second project to Universal and Imagine Entertainment. ...
Rashida Jones Makes a 'Frenemy of the State'
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I am appalled this awesome little news item slipped past my radar, and even more upset that I am just now hearing that Rashida Jones has a comic book called Frenemy of the State at Oni Press. As if that isn't neat enough, Variety reports that Frenemy has just been optioned by Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. I mean, a comic book that's not only penned by a woman, but stars a young woman is actually being optioned. It's the stuff geek girl dreams are made of.
But I'm jumping the gun a little here, because if you're as out of the loop as I was, you ...
RASHIDA JONES TO MAKE A FRENEMY
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... is a comic element to it, this girl who is so conscious of social standing and wearing the right shoes, suddenly becoming responsible for these dangerous, life-threatening missions." Jones and McCormack have previously collaborated on Celeste and Jesse Forever , which will star Jones, and is set up over at Overture Films for producer Jennifer Todd. Uber-producer Brian Grazer is set to shepherd the project. Aside from her TV roles, Jones was most recently seen in I Love You, Man . via Variety
