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Fisher to take on Switch role?

Isla Fisher is being lined up for the film adaptation of The Switch

15 November 2012

Isla Fisher could be joining John Hawkes and Jennifer Aniston in the as-yet untitled adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch.

The Wedding Crashers actress is in talks to star in the crime drama, a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's film Jackie Brown, Variety reported.

The tale sees career criminals (played by John and Yasiin Bey) team up to kidnap Jennifer's character, the wife of a corrupt property developer, whose husband refuses to pay a ransom.

Isla would play manipulative Melanie, the same character played by Bridget Fonda in Jackie Brown.

Production is set to start in February.

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