Patricia Cornwell discusses new TV movies

My mom reads more nonfiction than fiction, but she’s always waiting for the next Patricia Cornwell novel. Or at least it seems that way to me. Even though she knows to expect a new Kay Scarpetta book nearly every year, she often asks me if I know when one is going to come out. I think she feels like simply knowing the exact release date will somehow alleviate the wait. I doubt it does, though! 

In the meantime, Cornwell fans (including my mom) will be eager to find out more about the two upcoming films, At Risk and The Front, adapted from the Win Garano series scheduled to air on Lifetime next month. In an excerpt from Channel Guide Magazine’s April cover story, veteran writer and reporter Lori Acken talks with the bestselling author about seeing her stories make the journey to the small screen. Acken, who has interviewed writers Dominick Dunne and Jodi Picoult as well as actresses Susan Sarandon and Sarah Jessica Parker, confesses to being a little nervous to interview Cornwell, but they quickly bonded over “the good old days of newsrooms when you smoked inside the building and left it to meet your sources rather than dashing off an email.”

Are you planning to watch At Risk and The Front? What about the feature film starring Angelina Jolie as Kay Scarpetta? Do the movies stand a chance of being as good as the books?

 

Comments

Want to leave a comment? Login or register for an account to join our online community!
 
 
soniarodriguez wrote re: Patricia Cornwell discusses new TV movies
on Thu, Jul 28 2011 6:30 PM

I think I am going to see these movies. I am hoping that they do not ruin the book because I have yet to read them. I have The Front, but I am trying to read the Scarpetta Series in order. I really like this series. I am looking forward to finishing it all together. So my question is, is which movie is Angelina Jolie starring in as Kay Scarpetta?

 
 
 
Sarah C. Lange wrote re: Patricia Cornwell discusses new TV movies
on Fri, Jul 29 2011 3:42 PM

Thanks for your comment, Sonia. It looks like the feature film with Angelina Jolie as Scarpetta is untitled and still in development (at least per IMDb). I imagine that if it gets going, we'll hear something about it. In the meantime, that gives you more time to catch up on the books!

 
Copyright © 2010 Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Powered by Community Server (Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems
Subscriber & Member Login
E-mail:
Password:
Remember me
Welcome to WriterMag.com!
Free Newsletter
Get our free newsletter
Search our Community
in
Syndication
Recent Posts