The 29-year-old actress Megan Fox is replacing Zooey Deschanel in the upcoming season of the show New Girl. Megan Fox has landed the recurring role replacing her in a multi-episode arc in season five, which is set to premiere in January 2016. In the storyline, Zooey's character Jess will be sequestered on jury duty and is forced to leave town by episode six.
"It's insane that such a gorgeous person can be so funny, but I guess we just all have to accept it," creator Liz Meriwether said in a statement. "I've been a fan of her comedy skills since This Is 40, and I'm so excited to have her on the show. We had Megan in mind when we wrote this part—she's the perfect person to come in and shake these guys up."
(New Girl will return to Fox in early 2016)
screen shot: Megan Fox
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