12 years after NBC rejected a proposal to reboot the former CBS series, Murder, She Wrote, with an African-American lead (Octavia Spencer), Universal has decided to take their chances with a feature film release, set for December 2027, right around Christmas time.
This time, Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis has been cast as author-turned-sleuth Jessica Fletcher, the role originated by Angela Lansbury in 1984. Reportedly, news of this first came up while Curtis was on a media tour for last year's "Freakier Friday". Given how the original series had a supporting cast to back up Lansbury (i.e. William Windom, Tom Bosley, Ron Masak, and, in at least one or two episodes, Bill Maher), Universal will need to find the right mix of players to back up Curtis.
The original Murder can be found on cable or online streaming. Time to catch up, since we've got more than a year and a half before the movie......
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