Hugely exciting news from the US, where Variety.com's New York reporter Michael Fleming has a story on an imminent movie deal - possibly for a series or ongoing franchise - that will see mega-star Angelina Jolie take on the role of Kay Scarpetta, heroine of the mega-best-selling series by the one and only Patricia Cornwell.
Michael Fleming reports: "There are 16 Scarpetta novels, meaning a franchise is hoped for, but this film won't be tied to a specific Cornwell mystery title. Much the way that Jason Bourne morphed into an action hero in plots not rigidly locked into the Robert Ludlum book series, the opera-loving coroner Scarpetta will be the lead in a suspense thriller in the vein of The Silence of the Lambs and Seven."
For more information, see the full article on www.variety.com.
The Scarpetta books are published in the UK by Little,Brown / Sphere. The latest title in the series, Scarpetta, is out now in hardback and will be published in paperback on May 14th 2009.
Posted 22/04/2009 14:43:13 by Darren Turpin with 4 comments.
i think angelina would make a god dr kay scarpetta and ill definately be going to watch the films if they do them
8/9/2009 21:59
I could see Angelina better in the role of Lucy
21/1/2010 18:56
i disagree
jolie wouldnt suit either of the roles
she's (much) too old to play lucy and just not right for scarpetta
13/6/2010 14:18
Judy Dench would be an awesome Scarpetta, but maybe a little old. but Jolie is a crap actress, bar a few films. she does not suit the role of Kay but more or less Lucy's role. buti like how they're tring to appeal the series to the younger demograph
27/4/2011 06:06
Paperback: £7.99