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Rashida Jones: Geeky Cute

Hang On to Those Corn Chips, Geeks / Dustin Rowles

Trade News | October 14, 2009 | Comments (24)

Here’s a cute idea from a cute star, Rashida Jones, who has depths previously unknown (and who is also about to provide a geek chubby to a lot of Pajibans once they learn this). Jones is optioning a comic book, Frenemy of the State, for a big-screen version that she will co-write with Will McCormick. The geeky news: She’s actually co-writing the comic-book, too, with husband and wife team, Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, along with artist Jeff Wamester.

Rashida Jones: Quirky cute. Daughter of a media mogul. And a comic-book writer (she’s also a model and a musician, but that’s hardly of interest to me).

Frenemy of the State follows an early 20-something female, who has lived a life of privilege, but her tendency to spy on her ex-boyfriends gets her in trouble. So, in order to avoid jail-time, the woman brokers a deal to use her talents as a spy for the CIA.

As Jones notes: “There is a comic element to it, this girl who is so conscious of social standing and wearing the right shoes, suddenly becoming responsible for these dangerous, life-threatening missions.”

Like I said: Cute.


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Comments

I think she is prettier, funnier, and more talented then Pam. She deserves an inclusion on the Pajiba 10 next year.

Posted by: "luker" the barbarian at October 14, 2009 8:07 PM

She's prettier than Pam but it didn't matter because Jim was already completely smitten. I liked her in I Love You, Man.

Posted by: becks at October 14, 2009 8:14 PM

Wasn't she in Boston Public? I seems to remember her being hot there too

Posted by: Lukee at October 14, 2009 9:09 PM

She dated Jim in real life yet they had no chemistry on screen.

Posted by: lawnjart at October 14, 2009 9:10 PM

The fact that she may have touched or even ridden atop the Krasinski penis makes me extremely angry with her. But damn if she isn't cute as a button!

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at October 14, 2009 9:37 PM

Mrs. Not NY, who loves Legally Blonde, thinks that is the worst movie idea ever.

I, for one, vomited a little.

Posted by: NY not NYC at October 14, 2009 10:03 PM

John Krasinski has never EVER known the touch of a woman. I am sure of it. Positive. He's saving himself for me. Nobody can convince me otherwise. Therefore there's no reason to hate Rashida Jones, and I can think she's awesome and adorable.

Posted by: esme at October 14, 2009 10:39 PM

OR, perhaps he has known lots of man-touches.

Hey, a guy can dream....

Posted by: Drake at October 14, 2009 11:06 PM

I love me some Rashida.

Posted by: NJ at October 15, 2009 1:35 AM

I would do vile, vile things unbecoming of such a cutie to that woman.

Posted by: spideychris at October 15, 2009 1:52 AM

Do you think she'd let me live in a tent in her backyard?

Posted by: Daniel Hall at October 15, 2009 1:56 AM

I think the hottest thing about her is that Norma from the Double R is her mother. I always had a thing for Peggy Lipton even though she never made a good movie.

Posted by: Jackseppelin at October 15, 2009 3:10 AM

Fuck "cute". Rashida Jones is gorgeous and very funny. I like Pam too but Jim was a goddam idiot. The worst part if Parks & Rec gets cancelled will be losing weekly doses of Rashida.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 15, 2009 6:52 AM

Tyler et al.: I couldn't agree more. Generally, I find this site is guiltier of overhyping the merely cute (Kristin Bell), but in this case it's guilty of underhyping a legitimately beautiful woman. Nothing geeky about her.

Posted by: samantha t at October 15, 2009 9:05 AM

Love her too. I thought the chemistry was good with her and Jim, especially early on (the episode where they play counter strike comes to mind), but, yeah, the characters didn't work as a couple, so...good for Pam.

Posted by: jason at October 15, 2009 9:27 AM

*Flashes of Quincy*

Posted by: ShagearedVillain at October 15, 2009 9:29 AM

That Krasinki defiled her with his clumsy, oafish touch is nauseating. That Krasinki, who looks like a young Karl Malden, gives Pajibettes the ladyboner is mystifying.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at October 15, 2009 9:43 AM

Tracer: I don't think he's that cute, either. Give me Stanley any day of the week!

Posted by: samantha t at October 15, 2009 12:36 PM

Ugh, don't google search images of her. The first one I found linked to a 'White Pride World Wide' site using her as an example to distinguish race and color.

Now I feel sick.

Posted by: noah at October 15, 2009 2:57 PM

Cute? Very
Geek magnet? Totes megotes.
Talented? Does anybody really know? She is always either the straight woman or the token girlfriend. I like watching her plenty, because, well, she's cute as a button, but I've never found myself thinking "wow, she is a talented actress"

Anywhere I could find some spotlight of her talent? I've seen parks and rec, and the office, and I love you man.

Posted by: Chayes at October 15, 2009 5:51 PM

TylerDFC: I don't think anyone here is using 'cute' and 'geeky' to mean anything less than beautiful. Nobody's underselling the lovely Rashida here...

Posted by: Daniel Hall at October 15, 2009 8:09 PM

She is absolutely adorable, and I love her voice. But I agree with Chayes, I don't necessarily think of her as a talented actress. Not that I think she's a bad actress, I just haven't seen her do anything exceptional yet.

And I hate to say this, but this comic book concept sounds a little (or a lot) like all the chic-lit that's already out there. Cute, quirky woman who loves shoes and obsesses over men who aren't interested in her, turns her weird talents into a successful career.

Posted by: lucy at October 16, 2009 1:15 PM

I adore this woman, but the prospect of yet another spy comedy bores the hell out of me.

Posted by: Zack at October 16, 2009 2:36 PM

love love love Rashida Jones. I think she's not realized her full potential yet. As a comedy or serious actress.

She needs to get some interesting roles and we will see of she's everything we think she could be.

Posted by: VinKong at October 19, 2009 12:58 PM





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