Iconic TV show gets reboot with huge Hollywood star in lead role 29 years after final episode
The much-loved programme aired for 12 series between 1984 and 1996.
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A huge Hollywood star is to lead a reboot of a beloved TV show
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Angela Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote
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Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed she'll star in the reboot
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Murder, She Wrote starred Dame Angela Lansbury as sleuthing Jessica Fletcher.
Jessica was a widower and retired English teacher, who became a mystery writer.
She investigated murders in the coastal town of Cabot Cove - even proving more perceptive than
law
enforcement.
The
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Meanwhile,
Speaking to
Oscar
winner said: "Oh, it's happening.
"I've a couple other things to hustle and then I'll get to enjoy that world."
She made the huge revelation at the premiere of her film Freakier Friday.
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A sequel to 2003's Freaky Friday, both Jamie and
The body-swapping antics are even more heightened, with four people involved.
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Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray and Stephen Tobolowsky are among other returning stars.
Jamie, 66, won an
Oscar
for 2022's Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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She played supporting character, IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre in the smash-hit movie.
The brain-bending premise follows a Chinese-American immigrant who must work with alternate universe versions of herself.
Namely, to prevent the multiverse being destroyed by a powerful being.
The
film
also won
Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, among others.
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Freakier Friday cast
More information has been revealed about the highly anticipated Freaky Friday 2.
Here is everyone returning to the Disney comedy.
Lindsay Lohan (Anna Coleman)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Tess Coleman)
Mark Hamon (Ryan)
Chad Michael Murray (Jake)
Haley Hudson (Peg)
Christina Vidal Mitchell (Maddie)
Stephen Tobolowsky (Mr. Bates)
Rosalind Chao (Pei-Pei)
Lucille Soong (Pei-Pei's Mom)
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