In what’s probably the most effective information you’ll hear all day, it’s rumored that Jamie Lee Curtis is ready to play the lead position in a brand new Homicide, She Wrote movie courtesy of Common Photos. Curtis will take over for the late Angela Lansbury, who portrayed the character of Jessica Fletcher within the authentic collection that ran on CBS from 1984 to 1996, and in 4 made-for-TV films.
Per Deadline, Curtis is the front-runner proper now to painting Fletcher within the Homicide, She Wrote film, which is being written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, the identical duo that penned the 2023 critically acclaimed movie Dumb Cash. Plot particulars stay skinny at this level, however within the collection, Lansbury’s character of Fletcher was a retired teacher-turned thriller author who recurrently inserted herself into Cabot Cove police investigations to assist remedy numerous homicide instances, so we anticipate the film to observe at the very least some – if not all – of these plot factors.
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Curtis isn’t solely recent off the success of her first Oscar win because of her efficiency in A24’s Every little thing In every single place All at As soon as, however the rebooted Halloween trilogy that got here to a detailed in 2022. Extra lately, she appeared on this yr’s field workplace flop Borderlands, in addition to The Final Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson. If a deal will be reached for her to star in Homicide, She Wrote, it could be one other in a protracted record of tasks she has on the go proper now, together with the sequel to her 2003 hit titled Freakier Friday, and a starring position within the upcoming collection Scarpetta alongside Nicole Kidman, which relies on the collection of novels by Patricia Cornwell.
Jamie Lee Curtis is the Excellent Selection for ‘Homicide, She Wrote’
As a lot as we want Homicide, She Wrote was being rebooted as a TV collection à la the profitable Kathy Bates authorized drama Matlock, we’ll take all of the Jessica Fletcher we will get proper now, even when she’s confined to a two-hour film. The present was such a beloved fixture on tv for thus lengthy that we will’t wait to see the place a movie model takes us, and who is aware of? Perhaps its potential success will finally result in a small display screen reboot if the celebs align.
Within the meantime, in terms of filling the void left by Lansbury’s demise in 2022, we will’t consider anybody higher at this level than Curtis to fill her footwear. Not solely is she a veteran of the trade who brings years of expertise to the desk, however she’s a chameleon-like actress who’s capable of slip into quirky characters like Fletcher and play them to perfection. One solely has to have a look at her different filmography to see that, the place movies like A Fish Referred to as Wanda, True Lies, and Knives Out have solely labored to showcase her wide selection. For Fletcher, we anticipate she’ll put her personal spin on the long-lasting character, whereas on the identical time paying tribute to Lansbury’s groundbreaking sleuth.
We’ll have extra information on the Homicide, She Wrote film because it breaks, however if you wish to make a journey down reminiscence lane, all 12 seasons of the unique collection are streaming now on Peacock.
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September 30, 1984
- Seasons
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12