Jennifer Lopez to Play ‘Carmen Sandiego’ in New Movie
Gabby Siskind
Staff Writer
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez announced she will partner with Walden Media to make a film version of the popular children’s computer game, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, according to Deadline Hollywood.
Although there is speculation as to whether Lopez will play the main character, she is officially attached as a co-producer.
Walden Media acquired the rights to the movie in November, but Disney first looked into creating the movie 10 years ago starring Sandra Bullock before it fell through.
Broderbund Software created Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? in 1985 as an educational computer game to teach children geography. The goal of the game is to follow Carmen’s villains around the world, arrest them, and ultimately arrest Carmen at the end. Players first go to the country where the crime took place and then receive clues to where the villain went next. Players lead a chase around the world before time runs out.
The computer game was then made into a television series that ran from 1991 to 1995 on PBS.
“Carmen Sandiego was one of my favorite games growing up and I hope they actually follow through with making it into a movie this time,” senior sociology major Tracey Hankoff said. “I think Jennifer Lopez would be perfect to play the part.”
However, junior journalism major Rachel Rosenthal doesn’t know how successful it would be. “It would be really cool if it was turned into a movie, I loved Carmen Sandiego, but I just don’t see how a movie version would work,” she said. “At least in the TV series there could be different episodes, each with a different case, so it was always fun.”
Fans will just have to wait and see when the movie will be released and who will star as the one, and only, Carmen Sandiego.
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