Elizabeth Banks in Negotiations to Direct CHARLIE’S ANGELS
Sony Pictures is looking to reboot the Charlie’s Angels franchise, and they are in negotiations with Elizabeth Banks to direct it. She most recently directed Pitch Perfect 2, which turned out to be a big hit, and now it looks like she’s ready to try something a little more action-packed. She is already set to produce the film, so if she wants the directing gig, it is hers.
The previous Charlie’s Angels movies were directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol, a.k.a. McG. I just hate calling him McG. I won’t give him that satisfaction, so I think I’ll call him by his full name from now on. Anyway, those first two films made in the early 2000s were terrible. I’m definitely a lot happier that Banks could be coming on to direct it. She’ll be able to at least give the movie some heart and soul.
The story follows the Angels — three detectives who work for a mysterious benefactor named Charlie, and they also have a sidekick character named Bosley. The original Angels were played by Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith, and the Angels in the previous movies were played by Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
There’s no word on who will play the Angels in Banks’ version, but it’s not hard imagining her casting three of her Pitch Perfect actresses to play them. Anyone think Anna Kendrick would make a good Angel? Whatever Banks does with the franchise, she seems like the kind of filmmaker that will do these character justice and give them the film that they deserve.
Banks’ next project is a film called Red Queen for Universal Pictures, which is based on the young adult fantasy book series. There’s also a chance that she could direct Pitch Perfect 3.
Source: THR