Jennifer Garner to play Agatha Christie’s super-sleuth Miss Marple
March 30th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, Mar 30 (ANI): Jennifer Garner has landed the title character in Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming big-screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Miss Marple’ mystery novel series.
According to IGN, the character - immortalized in countless films and TV shows over the past 50 years - is traditionally an elderly woman, but Disney’s reboot will revolve around a much younger Marple cracking crimes.
According to Deadline.com, Mark Frost - who has experience with mysteries, having scripted much of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks - will write the script, while Garner will produce through her Vandalia Films company, with Disney overseeing the project, reports News.com.au. (ANI)
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