THERON TO PRODUCE AND STAR IN "FLORENCE OF ARABIA"

Charlize Theron will produce and star in an adaptation of Christopher Buckley's satirical novel "Florence of Arabia", according to Variety.

"Florence of Arabia" is about a State Dept. employee (Theron) who, after watching her friend marry the prince of a Middle East country and subsequently get executed, fights for equal rights for the women of that country.