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- ‘Pitch Perfect’s Jason Moore is directing the ‘Murder, She Wrote’ movie.
- Jamie Lee Curtis is starring.
- Universal is producing it.
You may recall that, way back in December of 2024, word arrived that ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis was circling the lead in a new planned movie adaptation of classic crime series ‘Murder, She Wrote.’
bkVTTkosPV2TIImfKaP4j1It is finally starting to come together, as Deadline reports that ‘Pitch Perfect’ director Jason Moore is directing, and Amy Pascal is teaming up with ‘Spider-Verse’ colleagues Phil Lord and Chris Miller to produce.
What’s the story of ‘Murder She Wrote’?
For those who didn’t grow up in the 1980s or have somehow gotten this far in life not knowing the name Jessica Fletcher, ‘Murder She Wrote’ was a crime procedural drama series that kicked off on CBS in 1984.
It stars Lansbury as Fletcher, a seemingly mild-mannered crime writer who has a penchant for digging into mysteries of all kinds. Working and living primarily in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, she’s consistently underestimated by police and criminals and ends up solving many murders.
For the new movie, ‘Dumb Money’ duo Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo wrote the screenplay based on the series. Curtis will take on the role as Fletcher, and the tone may tend towards warmly comedic.
What else has Jason Moore directed?
In addition to helping launch the ‘Pitch Perfect’ franchise, Moore has also been behind the camera for movies including ‘Sisters’ and ‘Shotgun Wedding.’
He’s also directed the pilot and served as an executive producer on ‘Elle,’ the upcoming ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel TV series at Prime Video.
Other Movies based on TV Shows:
- ‘Maverick‘ (1994)
- ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me‘ (1992)
- ‘The Fugitive‘ (1993)
- ‘Mission: Impossible‘ (1996)
- ‘The X Files‘ (1998)
- ‘Charlie’s Angels‘ (2000)
- ‘Miami Vice‘ (2006)
- ‘Sex and the City‘ (2008)
- ‘The A-Team‘ (2010)
- ‘21 Jump Street‘ (2012)
- ‘The Sweeney‘ (2013)
- ‘Veronica Mars‘ (2014)
- ‘The Equalizer‘ (2014)
- ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘ (2015)
- ‘The Equalizer 2‘ (2018)
- ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun‘ (2023)
- ‘The Equalizer 3‘ (2023)
- ‘The Fall Guy‘ (2024)