Angelina Jolie is teaming up with Patricia Cornwell to play Kay Scarpetta in what will hopefully become a long term franchise says Variety. Women are not known to lead franchises, Jolie had a previous one with Tomb Raider. Other I can think of include, the Twilight books, and I would put Sex and the City into that category.
“Deal is a mega-marriage, with Jolie one of the most bankable female movie stars, and Cornwell one of the biggest selling female authors in the world.”
Columbia Pictures who had the rights since 1992 let them lapse without ever getting anything done and producer Mark Gordon picked them up for Fox 2000 which is ably run by Elizabeth Gabler.
Story says it won’t exactly stick to the book plots ala the Bourne movies but it will be a suspense thriller. This could be really big if a female-led suspense/thriller franchise takes hold.
Story also says that Cornwell wouldn’t do the deal (she really doesn’t need the money) until she met with Jolie and her team to make sure they were on the same page. I’m psyched to finally see Scarpetta on the big screen but still wish that it would have been Kate Mulgrew.
Angelina Jolie teams with Fox 2000 (Variety)
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“Resident Evil” is a female-led franchise, very popular and has a cult following. So is the Underworld trilogy with Kate Beckinsale, but I think she only did the first 2 films?
but yay! I LOVE JOLIE! I want to see her in another strong female led-franchise! Yes yes yeessss
Kay Scarpetta is complex and bold just like Jolie. I think this is perfect casting.
I am pleased that they are finally adapting the books but am not sure at all about Jolie as Scarpetta. She’s too young and too sexy. It would have been lovely if a middle-aged actress were cast as Scarpetta and I agree that Mulgrew would have been a better choice.
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I’ll watch it.
I’m not familiar with the series but since Jolie is in it I’ll give it a try.
Kate Mulgrew is a much better actress than Jolie but she’s not a big box office draw like Jolie.