PUBLISHED ONMay 16, 2014 12:06 AM
Aussie comedienne Rebel Wilson has received her orders to headline the remake of Private Benjamin.
The 1980 original starred Goldie Hawn as a woman who joins the US Army after her new husband dies on their wedding night.
The updated version revolves around a “redneck” (Wilson) and a city girl who enlist in the Marines as an escape from their lives.
Wilson, 28, is currently filming the sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit Pitch Perfect.
This article was published on May 14 in The New Paper.
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