Jennifer Aniston to Star in Wanted

Posted on March 7, 2005

The Book Standard reports that Jennifer Aniston has signed to star with Oscar-winner Meryl Streep in the film adaptation of the novel Wanted by Kim Wozencraft (St. Martin's Press). The story revolves around a Texas female cop goes to prison after being framed for drug trafficking. She then teams up with her hippie cellmate in a plot to escape.

Plan B (Aniston's production company with estranged husband Brad Pitt) will produce, with Sheldon Turner set to write the screenplay.

Jennifer Aniston and Meryl Streep in a prison-break movie. Works for us.

Update: EW says Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard) is writing the screenplay.