Walden Media has just purchased the rights to Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Yes, you read it correctly. The old 90’s game show might actually make it to the big screen. Jennifer Lopez is attached to produce, however she will not star in the film, which seems a bit strange because she looks exactly how I would imagine Carmen Sandiego looking in real life.
If you were not a child of the 90’s, you might be wondering just what in the heck this film might be about. Well for starters it was originally a computer game but was later turned into a geographical game show. Three children, called gunshoes, would compete to try and find Carmen Sandiego by answering questions in hopes of capturing her and winning a trip. It sounds kind of lame but for some reason the show was awesome and I really miss it now that I’m writing about it and also have the theme song stuck in my head.
Deadline released the news of this deal and report the following as the logline for the film:
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?
This film has a ton of potential and will probably follow the likes of National Treasure with it’s clues and mysteries. If done correctly this could spin off into a very successful franchise and lead to a multi picture deal. The interesting thing will be to see who they cast to play Carmen. Back in the 90’s there was talk of making a movie with Sandra Bullock to star so that is still a definite possibility. The great thing is, if they do make multiple films they could actually change actresses for the role and each time and have the previous one end up not being the real Carmen, because lets get real here, does anyone really know exactly where in the world she is?
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