Chrissy Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 According to web based digitalspy.co.uk Angelina Jolie and Fox 2000 are teaming up for an adaptation of Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta novels. The studio, which recently acquired the rights to the bestselling books, is developing the project as a starring vehicle for Jolie and hopes to develop it into a long-running franchise. According to Variety, the first movie will not be tied specifically to a plot from any of Cornwell's 16 mystery titles. Instead, Jolie's opera-loving medical examiner Scarpetta will be involved in a suspense thriller "in the vein of The Silence Of The Lambs or Se7en". The deal between Fox and Cornwell was apparently agreed after Jolie met with the author and they discovered "common ground" on how the adaptation should work. Columbia previously attempted to sign a deal for the series with Demi Moore attached as the lead, but the project never got off the ground. Maybe it's me, but I just do not see Angelina Jolie as Kay Scarpetta, although Patricia Cornwell apparently does. Quote
Charm Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 She wouldn't have been my choice either even though I do like her, I'm kinda getting used to the idea though Quote
Raven Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 The deal between Fox and Cornwell was apparently agreed after Jolie met with the author and they discovered "common ground" on how the adaptation should work. "You give me a big sack of cash and you can play who the hell you like . . ." A woeful piece of miscasting there. (Brad Pitt is going to have to "chunk-up" a bit if he wants to play Marino). Quote
frankie Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 She wouldn't have been my choice either even though I do like her, I'm kinda getting used to the idea though I'm not getting used to it, I think she spoils the whole thing. I got excited when I read the thread title and was shocked to see Angelina Jolie was going to play Kay Scarpetta. It's like Tom Hanks playing Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code but the opposite way: sexing a character up and making her younger than she is. Quote
Charm Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I'm not getting used to it, I think she spoils the whole thing. I got excited when I read the thread title and was shocked to see Angelina Jolie was going to play Kay Scarpetta. It's like Tom Hanks playing Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code but the opposite way: sexing a character up and making her younger than she is. Well Scarpetta wasn't always that old, in her first novel she was still relatively young, Angelina is no spring chicken you know! Quote
frankie Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Well Scarpetta wasn't always that old, in her first novel she was still relatively young, Angelina is no spring chicken you know! Well I have to give you that much, I don't actually even remember her age but I always had this idea of her in my head that she was older. My Scarpetta image is very much influenced by Cornwell's own pictures in the back covers of her books, actually. Quote
Charm Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Well I have to give you that much, I don't actually even remember her age but I always had this idea of her in my head that she was older. My Scarpetta image is very much influenced by Cornwell's own pictures in the back covers of her books, actually. Me too! It's like she's describing herself! At least that's just how I picture the older Scarpetta Quote
Hobgoblin Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I think she do fine. Angelina was pretty darn good in Changling last year. Just goes to show that Lara Croft can do anything!! Quote
Raven Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 My Scarpetta image is very much influenced by Cornwell's own pictures in the back covers of her books, actually Me three. Jolie probably is about the right age to play Scarpetta in the early books, but she is wrong in just about every other respect. I've always thought of Scarpetta as a grafter and Jolie just doesn't have that vibe. Quote
Chrissy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 I also always thought of Scarpetta having an understated sexual vibe thing that attracted the men in her life, rather than an obvious thing that would only produce wolf whistles. Quote
frankie Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 I also always thought of Scarpetta having an understated sexual vibe thing that attracted the men in her life, rather than an obvious thing that would only produce wolf whistles. Without having realised this before on a conscious level, I think likewise. Jolie is so wrong on so many levels. Quote
Maureen Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 My Scarpetta image is very much influenced by Cornwell's own pictures in the back covers of her books, actually. Me too! It's like she's describing herself! At least that's just how I picture the older Scarpetta Me three. Me four! Wow. And I picture her as elegant, not sexy.....until she is behind closed doors... Quote
frankie Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Me four! Wow. And I picture her as elegant, not sexy.....until she is behind closed doors... Elegant, as-a-matter-of-fact, sophisticated kind of woman. Quote
Ceinwenn Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) My Scarpetta image is very much influenced by Cornwell's own pictures in the back covers of her books, actually. Me five! I also always thought of Scarpetta having an understated sexual vibe thing that attracted the men in her life, rather than an obvious thing that would only produce wolf whistles. Yeah, I think that's right. Trying to think of who would be a good Scarpetta & the only thing that keeps sticking in my mind is that woman who played Angela in "Who's the Boss" - but she's too old now. Edited April 23, 2009 by Ceinwenn Quote
Chrissy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 Ooh, Ceinwenn - yes,she has just the right feel about her. I'm going to ponder this one and try to think of a few (better-than-Ange) possibles...... *goes away to ponder* Quote
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