Angelina Jolie May Play Dr. Kay Scarpetta
Fox 2000 is looking to acquire the rights to Patricia Cornwell’s hugely popular books series. If it all works out Angelina Jolie would take on the role of Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell’s feisty, brilliant medical examiner-possibly for more than one movie.
There are 16 Scarpetta novels, meaning a franchise is hoped for, but this film won’t be tied to a specific Cornwell mystery title. Much the way that Jason Bourne morphed into an action hero in plots not rigidly locked into the Robert Ludlum book series, the opera-loving coroner Scarpetta will be the lead in a suspense thriller in the vein of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Seven.”
Cornwell is very protective of the series, as she should be, and was a bit resistant to the idea until she sat down with Angelina and found some common ground. Angelina’s still working on Salt, will next be seen(or is that heard?) in a Kung Fu Panda sequel and is waiting on a Wanted sequel script.
I adore this series and having Angelina take on the role of Kay would be great pairing. Do you read Patricia Cornwell’s books?
