Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska to star in 'Charlie's Angels' reboot

Press Trust of India  |  Los Angeles 

Actors Kristen Stewart, and have been confirmed as the leading ladies in the reboot of "Charlie's Angels".

Stewart and Scott were earlier confirmed for the project while Lupita Nyong'o was in negotiations to join as the third Angel in the project.

The studio, however, has finalised on newcomer Balinska for the reboot.

Banks will also star in the movie as the gender-flipped Bosley. She will also produce the project under her Universal-based Brownstone production company.

"'Charlie's Angels', for me, is one of the original brands to celebrate the empowered woman since its debut in the '70s," Banks said in a statement.

"This honours the legacy of and his agency while introducing a new era of modern and global Angels. I couldn't be more excited to work with Kristen, Naomi and Ella to bring this chapter to fans around the world," she added.

and Banks worked together on the most recent draft of the script, which will focus on a new generation of Angels working for the mysterious Charlie, who has built the into a global security enterprise providing protection and for a variety of private clients.

Launched in 1976 on ABC, TV "Charlie's Angels" continued for five seasons with Farrah Fawcett, and playing private detectives working for Charlie.

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The movie became a huge hit and went on to earn USD 264 million worldwide. It was followed by a bloated and not well-received sequel, 2003's "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle".

An attempt to revive it as a TV in 2011 only lasted four episodes.

The reboot has a release date of September 27, 2019.

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First Published: Fri, July 27 2018. 10:05 IST