‘Jack the Giant Killer’ Writer Darren Lemke Tapped for ‘Carmen Sandiego’

Posted on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 by Angie Han

Since co-writing Shrek Forever After a few years ago, Darren Lemke‘s built himself a nice career adapting classic kid-friendly fare into big-screen features. He’s one of the scribes behind the fairy tale retelling Jack the Giant Killer and has worked on reinterpretations of both The Nutcracker and The Wizard of Oz. Outside of the fairyland, he’s doing a fresh draft of the R.L. Stine-based Goosebumps for Columbia — and now he’s added the Jennifer Lopez-produced Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? movie to his plate as well. More details after the jump.

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Jennifer Lopez To Produce Live Action ‘Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?’ Movie

Posted on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 by Germain Lussier

Walden Media, the team behind The Chronicles of Narnia series, has just purchased the rights to Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Jennifer Lopez is attached, and though she seems perfect for the lead role, she’s reportedly only going to produce. The hope is that the film, based on a series of geography games that were adapted into a popular Nineties game show and later an animated cartoon, turns into a family adventure along the lines of National Treasure. Read more about the deal and listen to one of the best theme songs in television history after the jump. Read More »

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