Ali Larter, the model who was hired to portray the fictional cover girl Allegra Coleman in Esquire magazine's 1996 hoax, is set to star in a romantic comedy about a woman who achieves instant fame after appearing on a magazine cover.
The film, titled 'The It Girl,' was pitched by screenwriters David Freeman and Lars Davidson. The plot follows an editor who creates a computer-generated woman for his magazine's cover and subsequently must find a real woman to fill the role.
Larter, then 20, was recruited to pose for Esquire's November 1996 feature 'Hollywood's Next Dream Girl — The Allegra Coleman Nobody Knows,' which was later revealed to be a spoof. Freeman and producer Robert Kosberg, who were already developing the project when the article was published, believed Larter was a natural fit for the lead.
Larter, whose acting experience is limited to a guest spot on the upcoming series 'Chicago Sons,' has already held meetings with several studios. In 'The It Girl,' she will play the title role, an innocent woman conflicted about her sudden celebrity.
Kosberg, known for his pitch skills, executive produced Universal's '12 Monkeys' and is currently developing an English-language remake of the German comedy 'Maybe, Maybe Not.'
