Jamie Lee Curtis’ Remake Of 42-Yr-Outdated Thriller Traditional Hits A Breakthrough After Three Years In Improvement

Jamie Lee Curtis’ big-screen remake of Homicide, She Wrote is lastly transferring ahead now {that a} director has been employed. The movie relies on the long-running CBS drama, which aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 (and continued in 4 motion pictures), with Angela Lansbury starring as Jessica Fletcher, a instructor and thriller author-turned-detective.

Octavia Spencer’s try at rebooting the collection by no means bought made, however in recent times, Curtis has been eyeing her personal cinematic model of Homicide, She Wrote.

Now, Jason Moore has signed on because the director, with the Common remake lastly hitting a breakthrough within the growth course of. Moore is greatest identified for helming Pitch Excellent; he has additionally directed a number of episodes of Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, One Tree Hill ,and Trophy Spouse.

The script of the Homicide, She Wrote remake was written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (who beforehand labored collectively on the script for Dumb Cash), with Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Aditya Sood, Lexi Barta, and Jacqueline Garell as producers.

Curtis will play the function of Lansbury’s character Jessica Fletcher. To date, she is the one forged member formally introduced for the movie.

Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actress Curtis has starred in quite a few motion pictures through the years, together with Halloween, Buying and selling Locations, A Fish Referred to as Wanda, Freaky Friday, Knives Out, Every thing In every single place All at As soon as, and Ella McCay. In 2015, she reunited along with her on-screen daughter, Lindsay Lohan, for the long-awaited Freaky Friday sequel, Freakier Friday. On the small display screen, Curtis has appeared in Operation Petticoat, Something However Love, Scream Queens and The Bear, amongst others.

The unique Homicide, She Wrote collection earned Lansbury a number of Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations, and 4 Golden Globe wins. The present itself received Excellent Music Composition and Excellent Costume Design on the Emmys, and Finest TV Collection—Drama on the Globes.

Whereas Homicide, She Wrote was nonetheless airing, Lansbury voiced one other iconic function: Mrs. Potts in Magnificence and the Beast. After the crime drama resulted in 1996, the actress went on to star in Nanny McPhee, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Mary Poppins Returns, Glass Onion and the BBC collection Little Ladies. She handed away in 2022 on the age of 96.

Now Curtis is reviving the character of Jessica Fletcher in a big-screen remake of Homicide, She Wrote, one in every of Lansbury’s most iconic roles ever. Not a lot is thought in regards to the venture but, together with the plot and different forged members, however extra particulars will likely be revealed within the coming months, particularly now that Moore is directing the movie.