Re: [NEWS] Jamie Lee Curtis to star in "Murder, She Wrote" movie?

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

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Not really a good fit for the role ... then again, the movie will be
the usual awful reboot / resurrection garbage that is barely
recognisable anyway.  :-(
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I guess we should just be thankful it isn't PC-switched to be an Asian
gay man with a missing arm ... YET!
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    'Murder, She Wrote' Movie Eyes Jamie Lee Curtis
    for Angela Lansbury's Iconic Role
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    Jamie Lee Curtis better bust out the doilies and contempo
    casual trench coats - it seems she's headed to "Murder,
    She Wrote."
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    Variety has confirmed that Oscar winner Curtis is in early
    talks to play the iconic Jessica Fletcher, a crime writer
    turned crack detective, who was at the center of the
    long-running original TV series that starred Angela
    Lansbury.
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    Universal Pictures is putting together an untitled feature
    film project together around Fletcher, via producers Phil
    Lord, Chris Miller and Amy Pascal (all have overall deals
    on the Donna Langley-run studio lot).
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    Deadline first reported the news of the Curtis talks.
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    <https://variety.com/2024/film/news/murder-she-wrote-movie-jamie-lee-curtis-1236250985/>

 Even if I liked Curtis, this would be the worst casting imaginable.