Jamie Lee Curtis confirms she'll star in "Murder, She Wrote" movie: 'Oh, it's happening'

ansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote'; Jamie Lee Curtis at the world premiere of 'Freakier Friday'
The mystery of who will star in the lead role of a Murder, She Wrote film adaptation has been solved.

When asked point-blank what the chances are that fans could see her pick up the mantel of Jessica Fletcher, the mystery writer and amateur detective first brought to life by the late Angela Lansbury in the long-running CBS series of the same name, Jamie Lee Curtis didn't hold back.

"Oh, it's… happening," Curtis playfully confirmed to Entertainment Tonight at the world premiere of Freakier Friday. "We're a minute away, but yeah, [I'm] very excited. Very excited. But I'm tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have a couple of other things to hustle, but then I'll get to enjoy that work."

Deadline first reported in December that the Oscar winner was in talks to star in a Murder, She Wrote film at Universal written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, with producers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal.

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