Jessica Alba has evidently acquired the rights to “The Insiders,” a series of graphic novels created in 2002 by Jean-Claude Bartoll and Renaud Garreta according to ICV2, that claim many French-language sites are reporting this news.
Alba’s partner in crime is none other than her “Sin City” director Robert Rodriguez who has evidently co-acquired the rights with her in aim to make a movie and video game (whether he’s directing himself remains to be seen).
According to ICV2, “The heroine of The Insiders is Najah Cruz, a Columbian who is as deadly as she is beautiful. She has the weapons expertise and combat skills of a James Bond. At the secret request of the White House she infiltrates a worldwide mafia-like organization composed of businessmen and politicians and becomes the bodyguard of the organization’s leader.”
We heard bits about this and you know we’re skeptical when we need to, but all of this fits well. With the number of projects on his slate, presumably this is something Rodriguez plans to do after things like “Machete,” “The Jetsons,” and overseeing “Predators,” but things always change in Hollywood because of money and or lack thereof, so don’t be entirely surprised if and when the schedule flips.