Angelina Jolie Starring as Patricia Cornwell’s Lead Character

Fox 200 has acquired the rights to author Patricia Cornwell’s series of books featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Â  The studio plans to develop the books into a series of starring roles for Angelina Jolie.

Based on real life medical examiner Marcella Fierro, MD, Scarpetta has appeared in 16 Cornwell novels. Â  However, Fox and Jolie plan to not adapt any one, particular Cornwell novel. Â  Instead, the film will be an original mystery culminated from the books. Â  The studio hopes to adapt the series into a franchise of mysteries in the vein of ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Seven.’

The rights to Cornwell’s novels were in Columbia Pictures’ court for years, but the studio was unable to develop a film before the rights lapsed. Â  Producer Mark Gordon picked the rights up and brought the idea to Jolie and her manager. Â  Cornwell only released the filmming rights to her novels after Jolie and her manager met with the author to discuss the direction they had for her character.

What do you think? Â  Is this a good fit for Jolie, who can pretty much do any project she wants? Â  Do these films seem like they would be a more apt fit on Lifetime Movies than in theaters? Â  What other long-running characters from novel would you like see be adapted for the big screen? Â  Let us know by commenting below!

Fox and Jolie are currently meeting with writers to adapt the screenplay.

Source: Variety