When I was growing up in the 90's one of the shows I used to watch religiously on PBS at 5 pm was none other than Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego (1991-1995), which starred the late Lynne Thigpen (who I have loved since playing the disc jockey on one of my all-time NYC classic films, The Warriors). Disney had purchased the rights for Sandra Bullock to star as ACME's greatest detective turned thief, but now comes word that there is a live action film in the works that will star Jennifer Lopez in the lead role as Carmen.
Lopez's production company Nuyorican Productions is reported to be in talks to bring the concept to life with J. Lo to produce and possibly star in the leading role. While I feel JLo needs to stop making shitty romantic comedies, and take on more grittier work like she did with Out of Sight. I think this role is perfect for her.
Deadline goes into detail on the plot of the film:
The hope is to turn the property into National Treasure meets The Thomas Crown Affair. The logline: When the ACME agency’s greatest detective Carmen Sandiego becomes the world’s greatest thief, it’s up to her former partner to follow her clues and track her down. Their cat-and-mouse game leads the partner to confront a greater mystery: Is Carmen really a thief or a hero? The property originated as an educational computer game before it was turned into an animated TV series.
Although I liked The Thomas Crown Affair (the original and the Pierce brosnan remake), the action should be more like Lara Croft meets Jason Bourne, or if done wrong could end up as bad as the upcoming 21 Jump Street. I think it would be great to see Jen in an action role for once and front a possible franchise. I wonder who they will cast as her partner who will track Carmen down throughout the film?
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