Private Benjamin (1980 film) and Williams reprised their roles, those of Captain Doreen Lewis and Sergeant L. C. Ross respectively, from the film for the television series. In March 2010, Anna Faris was originally cast to portray Judy Benjamin in a remake of "Private Benjamin" from New Line Cinema, but in May 2014, it was confirmed that Rebel Wilson would portray Benjamin in the remake. Amy Talkington was in talks to write the script, which was to update both the story and the screenplay on which Harvey Miller, Nancy Meyers, and Charles Shyer had initially written in collaboration, and Mark Gordon was set to
Benjamin S. Barnes Benjamin S. Barnes Benjamin S. Barnes (born March 30, 1975) is an American politician who represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2006 and reelected in 2010 and 2014. Raised by a single mother, Barnes grew up in Prince George's County in Maryland, and graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in 1993 before enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he got his B.A. in economics and political science in 1998. Barnes began working in politics straight after graduation, first at People for the American Way, a progressive