This is a story that has it all. Aliens. Weed. AndGina Rodriguez. I mean, sign me up! If I could end this article right here, I would, because really, what more needs to be said? But I’ve got a word count to hit, dammit, and you put in the effort to read this, so here goes nothing.
Rodriguez is attached to star in the Paramount comedyThe Aliens Are Stealing Our WeedfromRyan Firpo, who co-wroteThe Eternalsfor Marvel with his brother,Kaz Firpo.
The story follows Candice (Rodriguez) and Izzy, two hapless pot growers whose entire crop of weed goes missing, which leads them to uncover an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s marijuana supply.
I remember wearing a “Take Me to Your Dealer” t-shirt in the 90s, and now that I think about it, it’s totally possible that those friendly aliens weren’t just looking to get high, they wanted to jack my dealer’s shit! Of course, I’m certainly eager to find outwhythe aliens in this movie want all that weed. Maybe they’re advanced enough to realize that if everyone on the planet smoked weed, there would be no war.
Varietybroke the news, writing that Paramount executives felt the script fell in line with its hit comediesAnchorman,Airplane!andBlazing Saddles, and moved quickly to acquire it. Rodriguez will produce under her I Can and I Will banner alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s company Badlands, whileMolly Breeskinwill executive produce through I Can and I Will.
Rodriguez recently said goodbye to her popular CW seriesJane the Virginand has been tackling more features of late, including Sony’sMiss Balaremake and the Netflix comedySomeone Great. She continues to voice the title character in Netflix’s animatedCarmen Sandiegoseries, and she’s also set to star in the Netflix thrillerAwake. Rodriguez is currently an executive producer on the Disney+ seriesDiary of a Future President, and she’ll soon be seen inMiranda July’s comedyKajillionaire.
Firpo wrote Marvel’s next cosmic comic book movieThe Eternals, and co-wrote the WWII-era thrillerRuinwith Kaz.Justin Kurzelis directing that film, which is slated to starMargot RobbieandMatthias Schoenaerts. For the latest onThe Eternals,click here.
