The Los Angeles Times tells us the situation on Angelina Jolie's plan to portray Kay Scarpetta, the not-quite-out-of-the-closet medical examiner from Patricia Cornwell's book series.
I was pulling for Helen Mirren to get the Scarpetta role. As solace, I include a pointless photo of Dame Helen.
Cornwell also pushed in the 1990s for Jodie Foster in the role. Oh my Sweet Lord Jesus. Yes, please. (See: Gratuitous pic of Clarice Starling.)
Looks like Hollywood has figured out how to fit the young Jolie into the role better suited for an older actress. From the article:
"But Jolie's desire to play Scarpetta has revived prospects of a movie franchise that could begin shooting as early as next fall. In a surprise, Fox 2000 has decided to jettison the books in favor of an origins story written directly for the screen. Set in the present day (as opposed to the late 1980s, when the series begins), the film will feature a distinctly younger Scarpetta in the years before she becomes the steely, unassailable expert pathologist she is today. "
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