Frenemy Of The State Set For Screen

Rashida Jones story gets picked up

Frenemy Of The State Set For Screen

by Helen O’Hara |
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Rashida Jones, who you probably know best as the object of Paul Rudd's affections in I Love You, Man, has sold her graphic novel Frenemy Of The State to Imagine Entertainment and Universal to turn into a spy thriller. In it, an heiress becomes an agent for the CIA.

Jones told Variety, "It's intended for a girl much younger than me, about age 20, an interesting age for girls as they make that scary jump to adulthood. She has lived a life of privilege, attended the best schools and learned every language, but her obsession with spying on exes gets her into trouble and she is recruited to be a spy in exchange for not going to prison."

Brian Grazer is producing for Imagine, and Jones will write the script herself along with Will McCormack (who also acts, in shows like Brothers & Sisters and in Right At Your Door).

While the basic plot of this one sounds somewhat familiar (CIA double agent, yawn), we're kinda feeling the Clueless twist on the spy genre, so let's hope that this one gets a bit further.

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