Emma Roberts & Geoffrey Rush To Star In Action-Comedy ‘Verona Spies’ For Director Frank Coraci & Luminosity — AFM
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In-demand actress Emma Roberts is in final talks to join Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush in action-comedy Verona Spies, which will be directed by comedy veteran Frank Coraci, known for movies including The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy.
Luminosity Entertainment is handling world sales, co-financing and launching the project at the AFM this week. Roberts, currently in production on Sony’s Spider Man spinoff Madame Web, will play the title role of Verona, “a loveable hot mess” who, through a case of mistaken identity, is hired as an escort/assassin.
Her mission: to seduce a pharmaceutical executive and steal his formula for a revolutionary new drug that can change the world.
When she meets her charmingly handsome target, sparks fly. Instead of killing him they decide to team up and flee for their lives as Big Pharma and hired killers come gunning for them.
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