PHOTOSGina Rodriguez Set To Star As Globe-Hopping Thief 'Carmen Sandiego'!
Mar. 26 2018, Published 5:55 p.m. ET
90’s nostalgia has once again hit the 2010’s, as Deadline has reported that Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez is set to star in a live-action feature based on the iconic fictional character, Carmen Sandiego! Click through for all the details.
Deadline exclusively reported that Netflix acquired the live-action feature rights to produce Carmen Sandiego, which will star the Golden Globe winner as the title character.
Carmen’s iconic role is also moving into the animated world in 2019, when Gina will voice the globe-hopping thief in the 20-episode series.
Gina has been doing quite a lot for both of these projects, as she is not only lending her voice to the animated series and starring the live-action feature, but she'll also be producing the former through her I Can and I Will productions, along with Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser.
The character and franchise dates all the way back to the 1980’s and became incredibly popular on the early 90's PBS show, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
That show, hosted by Greg Lee and featuring the late Lynne Thigpen, pitted three contestants against one another as they answered geography-related questions in order to determine the location of one of Carmen’s henchmen. It was listed as one of the greatest game shows of all time by TV Guide back in 2001.
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