Lucy Liu, Rihanna Courted For “Charlie’s Angels” TV Remake
3/21/2010 11:19:00 AM
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Rumor: Charlie’s Angels is returning to TV nearly 30 years after it left the air — thanks to big screen angel Drew Barrymore — and according to a scoop featured in the March 29 issue of GLOBE, Lucy Liu and Rihanna may be putting on their halos for the new show.
The island-born “Umbrella” star and Liu — who co-starred as Alex Munday alongside Barrymore and Cameron Diaz in two successful film adaptations of Aaron Spelling’s ’70s crime drama — are in the running for Angel roles on a new hour-long TV version of Charlie’s Angels, the tabloid report claims.
TV industry insiders are predicting the revived Charlie’s Angels could be a mega-moneymaker: after all, the original series launched the careers of Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith.
“The girls we pick must be incredibly capable, but not take themselves too seriously,” Drew says of the type of actresses she’s hoping to cast as sexy L.A.-based P.I.s on the new show.
While acting novice Rihanna is rumored to be making her silver screen debut as a prostitute in an upcoming remake of the 1985 film The Last Dragon, Lucy, on the other hand, is a seasoned vet. Barrymore is reportedly eager to bring on 41-year-old Liu in hopes that the TV role will help revive the minx’s somewhat fleeting career. Lucy’s work took a bit of a nosedive after the success of the Charlie’s Angels film franchise. Her last two TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Dirty Sexy Money, were both axed without ever seeing a third season. These days, the Queens-bred brunette is keeping busy by voicing a fairy named Silvermist for a series of Tinkerbell DVDs.
While the trio that will ultimately step into the roles of TV’s new Angels is any one’s guess, there’s no question who will getting behind the speakerbox to voice often-heard, still-unseen millionaire Charlie Townsend. That role will be going to John Forsythe, 92, who played the same role in the original series.
Charlie’s Angels is expected to debut on ABC in the fall of 2011.
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The island-born “Umbrella” star and Liu — who co-starred as Alex Munday alongside Barrymore and Cameron Diaz in two successful film adaptations of Aaron Spelling’s ’70s crime drama — are in the running for Angel roles on a new hour-long TV version of Charlie’s Angels, the tabloid report claims.
TV industry insiders are predicting the revived Charlie’s Angels could be a mega-moneymaker: after all, the original series launched the careers of Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith.
“The girls we pick must be incredibly capable, but not take themselves too seriously,” Drew says of the type of actresses she’s hoping to cast as sexy L.A.-based P.I.s on the new show.
While acting novice Rihanna is rumored to be making her silver screen debut as a prostitute in an upcoming remake of the 1985 film The Last Dragon, Lucy, on the other hand, is a seasoned vet. Barrymore is reportedly eager to bring on 41-year-old Liu in hopes that the TV role will help revive the minx’s somewhat fleeting career. Lucy’s work took a bit of a nosedive after the success of the Charlie’s Angels film franchise. Her last two TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Dirty Sexy Money, were both axed without ever seeing a third season. These days, the Queens-bred brunette is keeping busy by voicing a fairy named Silvermist for a series of Tinkerbell DVDs.
While the trio that will ultimately step into the roles of TV’s new Angels is any one’s guess, there’s no question who will getting behind the speakerbox to voice often-heard, still-unseen millionaire Charlie Townsend. That role will be going to John Forsythe, 92, who played the same role in the original series.
Charlie’s Angels is expected to debut on ABC in the fall of 2011.
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