Kristen, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska to star in Charlie’s … reboot

Actors Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska have been confirmed as the leading ladies in the reboot of Charlie’s Angels.
Sony is rebooting the famous franchise with actor-director Elizabeth Banks on board to direct the new version, reported Variety. Stewart and Scott were earlier confirmed for the project while Lupita Nyong’o was in negotiations to join as the third Angel in the project.
The studio, however, has finalised on newcomer Balinska for the reboot. Banks will also star in the movie as the gender-flipped Bosley. She will also produce the project under her Universal-based Brownstone production company.
‘Charlie’s Angels, for me, is one of the original brands to celebrate the empowered woman since its debut in the ’70s,” Banks said in a statement.
“This film honours the legacy of Charles Townsend and his agency while introducing a new era of modern and global Angels. I couldn’t be more excited to work with Kristen, Naomi and Ella to bring this chapter to fans around the world,” she added. Jay Basu and Banks worked together on the most recent draft of the script, which will focus on a new generation of Angels working for the mysterious Charlie, who has built the Townsend Agency into a global security enterprise providing protection and intelligence services for a variety of private clients. (IANS)