Wasting No Time

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A Hollywoodland production company has teamed up with major Colombian players to bring the "Colombian hostage rescue" to the big screen.

Vertigo Entertainment has struck a deal with a Colombian television network and production outfit RCN to tell the the story of last week's dramatic rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, 3 Americans and 11 other hostages from the hands of rebel group FARC, who kidnapped them.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, while many in LaLaLand were vying for the rights to the dramatic story, Vertigo had the inside track on securing the rights due to the company's relationship with RCN.

Vertigo worked with RCN to secure remake rights to the Colombian film Al Final del Espectro, and has set up the project at Universal with the working title At the End of the Spectra.

Sidenote: Vertigo is also behind one of the summer's scariest flicks, The Strangers.

We wonder who'll be cast as Ingrid.

What do y'all think?

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    Posted: Jul 8, 2008 at 2:30 pm / Email this  »

    219 comments to “Wasting No Time”

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    1. 201

      Nathalie Portman

    2. josia says – reply to this


      202

      Then it's true Alicia Coppola is the actress who 'll best suit because she looks twin to Ingrid.
      But now I can't stand Ingrid Betancourt, she's everywhere so…

    3. Mark says – reply to this


      203

      WHAT A PATHETIC ACTION TO TAKE!

      Joan Rivers to play her!

      PS Swedish gay men are HOT!

    4. melis says – reply to this


      204

      make it a musical and throw in celine…..



    5. 205

      A GOOD Age-appropriate American actress: Katherine Keener, Toni Colette
      Or a frenchie: Marion Cotilard or like someone already said Charlotte Gainsburg (that fits pretty well)
      Salma H???? Are you people on drugs?



    6. 206

      Adrian Brody's gf whatsherface speaks spanish and french…but can't act!



    7. 207

      Correction, Toni Collettes's not American.

    8. Pauli says – reply to this


      208

      Penelope Cruz or Salma Hayek

    9. ja says – reply to this


      209

      Colombian Actress - Margarita Rosa de Francisco

    10. Kylie says – reply to this


      210

      Eva Mendes or Monica Bellucci.

    11. jcon says – reply to this


      211

      jodie foster!

    12. Lauri says – reply to this


      212

      Hi Perez! first of all media has lied telling it was a "rescue", come on!!! Uribe paidddddddddddd them (FARC people) for it…It was a farce, a big fat lie.

      doesn't matter, I guess.. the thing is, a movie???? noooooooooooooo way, my gosh, that's a crime.(i'm from colombia)

    13. giu says – reply to this


      213

      Venezuelan Actress/Supermodel Patricia Velásquez as Ingrid in the new movie called "Searching for Ingrid"

    14. Enzo says – reply to this


      214

      Ingrid's son, Lorenzo delloye batencourt, is OH SO CUUUUTEEE!!!!! Yummy! He should be cast as himself.

    15. Sane says – reply to this


      215

      Emma Thompson, without a doubt!

    16. Claud says – reply to this


      216

      My vote is for Catalina Sandino Moreno (First Option).
      Second option Sigourney Weaver because she is too old.

    17. YO says – reply to this


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      2sabe you are a liar she didn´t say that, she said a lot times thanks to the colombian army (heroes), and the president of Colombia Alvaro Uribe, ´no,no,no,baby,no,no,no,don´t lie.

      By the way, who are you?, el descerebrado de izarrita mariquita.

    18. sonia says – reply to this


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      Re: ja
      Margarita Rosa de Francisco is way too pretty, lol. She is a great actress but she looks nothing like Ingrid. She is a beautiful blonde firecraker whereas Ingrid is more the librarian type, but one that likes to talk…a lot. JMO



    19. 219

      Salma Hayek

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