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Showtime options Rent Girl

June 27th, 2007
Author Kevin Melrose

Illustration from "Rent Girl," by Laurenn McCubbin

On her blog, illustrator and art director Laurenn McCubbin announces that Showtime has optioned Rent Girl, the 2004 graphic/illustrated novel she created with writer Michelle Tea.

Tony Jonas (Queer as Folk) will be the executive producer. The show will be written by Shawn Schepps (Weeds). McCubbin writes that she and Tea will be producers.

 

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3 Responses to “Showtime options Rent Girl”
  1. jimmy palmiotti Says:
    June 28th, 2007 at 6:55 am

    I wish everyone the best of luck and much success!

  2. Brian Spence Says:
    June 29th, 2007 at 10:03 am

    Awesome. I saw Laurenn and Michelle do a reading of Rent Girl in DC and it was amazing. Great book.

  3. Kolimar Says:
    June 30th, 2007 at 4:57 am

    Ohh, tres cool. :) I hope they make it. :)

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