'Florence of Arabia' to Give 'Prince of Persia' Arabian Prince Competition
Variety is reporting Charlize Theron's production company (everyone who's everyone has a production company), Denver & Delilah Films, has purchased the film rights to the Christopher Buckley novel Florence of Arabia.
Contrary to the title's implication (you'd assume it would be about the Florence Nightingale in Arabia sketch from the Paul Lynde Halloween Special, right?), the satirical novel focuses on a State Department employee (Theron, naturally) straining to bring women's equal rights to a fictional Middle Eastern nation after her friend, the wife of the country's prince, is beheaded.
Good luck with that, Florence. If Princess Peach's strong female presence in the Middle Eastern worlds of Super Mario 2 couldn't bring about gender equality, probably nothing will.
Charlize Theron ready for 'Arabia' [Variety]