{"id":18941,"date":"2023-09-12T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18941"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:00:48","slug":"universal-plans-film-version-of-murder-she-wrote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18941","title":{"rendered":"Universal Plans Film Version of &#8216;Murder, She Wrote&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Universal Pictures is reportedly working on a <em><strong>Murder, She Wrote<\/strong><\/em> movie, based on the crime drama series that ran on CBS from 1984 to 1996. According to press reports, Amy Pascal will be producing the new film, with a script by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. The writers will not be doing any work on the project during the current SAG-AFTRA strike, however.<\/p>\r\n<p>The late Angela Lansbury starred in the original television series, where she played the role of amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, winning Prime Time Emmy nominations every year. The iconic show was set in Maine, in the fictional town of Cabot Cove. Produced by Universal Television, the series attracted some 25 million viewers at its peak.<br \/><br \/>Pascal, who formerly served as the co-head of Sony Pictures, is credited with the production of Greta Gerwig\u2019s <strong><em>Little Women<\/em> <\/strong>and <em><strong>Molly\u2019s Game<\/strong><\/em>. 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