Jamie Lee Curtis, new star of Arabesque?

Universal has reportedly found the ideal actress to succeed Angela Lansbury in the role of Jessica Fletcher.

In September 2023, we learned that the series Arabesque would be adapted into a feature film by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, the screenwriters of Dumb Moneyby Craig Gillepsie on the GameStop affair.

“There are indications that Jamie Lee Curtis will succeed Angela Lansbury in Arabesque, the film“having fun now Deadline. Universal Pictures, as well as producer Amy Pascal (behind the Spider-Manamong others), would have thus found the ideal performer to succeed the very popular Angela Lansburydied in 2022, who played Jessica Fletcher on CBS from 1984 to 1996.

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A few years ago, NBC chose Olivia Spencer (The Color of Feelings) to investigate the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, but this projectArabesque 2.0 in series ultimately did not see the light of day. This time, it would be the ex-star of the horror saga Halloweenwho recently received an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Oncewhich would be courted by Universal, but not for a television show. Five years after playing the suspect in At loggerheadsby Rian Johnson, will Jamie Lee Curtis sign for this film for the moment titled like the original show, Murder, She Wrote ? Patience…

While waiting for confirmation, we should soon find the American actress in the sequel to Freaky Fridayon Disney+. And from January 2025, she will opposite Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirlfor which here is the trailer:

Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray in rock n' roll mode on the set of Freaky Friday 2