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Rebel Wilson is ready for a new challenge — the Marines — as the popular comedienne is attached to star in New Line's reboot of the Goldie Hawn's 1980 comedy “Private Benjamin,” TheWrap has learned. “ Private Benjamin ” will follow a redneck ( Wilson ) and a rich city girl who get more than they bargained for when they enlist in the Marines to escape their present situations. Mark Gordon is producing the movie, which would seem to be a natural fit for Wilson's comedic sensibility. New Line is currently seeking a director for the modern day update. The original “ Private Benjamin ” grossed nearly $70 million at the domestic box office back in 1980, and its success spawned a short-lived TV series. Please Leave A Comment-

Space Invaders Making It's Way To The Big Screen I guess this really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone with Missile Command set up at Fox and Asteroids at Universal. So it look like Warner Bros. wants to get their hand on the classic game Space Invaders. It looks like this film will becoming reality very soon, Warner Bros. is in negotiation to acquireTaito, the Japanese company that man the game. Once all those issues are taken care look like they are going to bring in some Hollywood heave weights.Mark Gordon, Jason Blum and Guymon Casady as producers. Space Invaders was of course the iconic game that helped start it all, a Japanese-created arcade title from 1978 that featured roving attacking ships raining vertical fire on the player's craft, which dodged and fired back. It later vaulted to prominence via the Atari 2600. There's a bit of a loop-closing thing happening, since the game itself was inspired (loosely) by sci-fi movies like "Star Wars." Sti...

Isla Fisher To Star In "Desperados" Universal Pictures has picked up "Desperados," a comedy spec from Ellen Rapoport that will act as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher. 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. The project has been described as a female-oriented "Hangover." Mark Gordon, whose "2012" opens next Friday, and Jason Blum, one of the producers behind the surprise horror hit "Paranormal Activity," are producing the project. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR