I’m a big fan of Lucy Liu, and not just from the days of Ally McBeal, but from such films as Payback and Cypher. She’s a talented actress that just hasn’t seemed to get a good enough role for her talents yet, and I’m not sure this new project will help, although it certainly has a lot of potential.
From Coming Soon there’s news that she’s going to be reviving the Charlie Chan series as the lead of the franchise.
TV executive-turned-screenwriter Dan McDermott will write an updated version of Charlie Chan for 20th Century Fox, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Producer Jennifer Klein also has joined the long-gestating project, which centers on the granddaughter of the fictional Chinese-American detective. Lucy Liu is attached to star and executive produce.
“It’s a reinvention of the franchise that credibly passes on the baton to Lucy Liu as the lead character and lead of the franchise,” McDermott said.
What do you think of this, has it got potential for her, or is it a bit of typecasting and perhaps not what she should be looking at doing? Mind you her current list of movies in production is quite long and diverse. Thoughts on Lucy Liu?
