(Psst, she thinks she’s invisible.  Just play along with it.)

Charlize Theron’s production company has bought the rights to the Christopher Buckley novel Florence of Arabia with plans for Theron to star.  Buckley is the son of William F. Buckley and writes books that are clever in an annoying way.  The last movie based on a Buckley book, Thank You for Smoking, was suprisingly decent.  Says Publisher’s Weekly:

Buckley jumps into the sandstorm feet first with this tale of scrappy Florence Farfaletti, Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary [Haha, what a silly position!] for Near East Affairs. When a friend of Florence’s who is married to Prince Bawad of Wasabia [Haha, Wasabi!] is executed, Florence proposes a plan to free the women of the Middle East. Covertly accepted by the U. S. Government, the plan involves creating a TV station in Wasabia’s neighboring country, Matar [Haha, what's the capital, Curry? LOL!], which instigates a revolution with broadcasts that, among other things, encourage women to throw off their burkas.

So basically, it’s a biting satire that makes fairly obvious points and is general enough that no one gets too offended.  It’s set to be written by Death at a Funeral writer Dean Craig, which is a shame because I was thinking this would be the perfect time to team Jay Leno and Thomas Friedman.