Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy being produced by Walden Media. The project is being penned by "Sex and the City" writer-executive producer Jenny Bicks.
In the film, which springs from an original concept inside Walden, the Emmy-winning talk show host will return to Earth for the first time since the planet's creation. No word yet on whether Mother Nature likes to dance.
"I've always wanted to control the weather," DeGeneres said. "Nothing will stop me from doing this ... neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet. ... I may be thinking of the postal service -- but I'm really excited about the movie."
Walden execs Michael Bostick and Evan Turner will oversee the project. The company is fast-tracking it for a potential summer shoot in L.A. while DeGeneres is on hiatus.
Family-friendly Walden Media produced the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Journey to the Center...
In the film, which springs from an original concept inside Walden, the Emmy-winning talk show host will return to Earth for the first time since the planet's creation. No word yet on whether Mother Nature likes to dance.
"I've always wanted to control the weather," DeGeneres said. "Nothing will stop me from doing this ... neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet. ... I may be thinking of the postal service -- but I'm really excited about the movie."
Walden execs Michael Bostick and Evan Turner will oversee the project. The company is fast-tracking it for a potential summer shoot in L.A. while DeGeneres is on hiatus.
Family-friendly Walden Media produced the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Journey to the Center...
- 3/17/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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