Star of TV series Murder, She Wrote condemned the title of the remake
Angela Lansbury, who played mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on CBS's Murder, She Wrote for twelve years, believes that NBC, which recently announced a relaunch of the series starring Octavia Spencer, should was to choose a different name for it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress called the channel's decision a `` mistake. '' Lansbury, who will receive an honorary Oscar this week, said Murder, She Wrote became for her a `` magnificent gateway to the world '': `` Suddenly, I became world famous thanks to my heroine Jessica Fletcher and gained a huge audience that is with me to this day. This show made me a star. '' Lansbury, who was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards 12 times and 10 times for the Golden Globe Award and in the end received four statuettes, reacted very painfully to the news of the restart of the series. The eighty-eight-year-old actress believes that the name of the series is associated with Cabot Cove, the wonderful group of people who created these fascinating stories, with Jessica Fletcher, who personifies a rare and very special type. “I’m sorry that they decided to use the old name of the series, even if they have the right to do so,” said the actress. As for Octavia Spencer, Lansbury was very flattering about her acting talent:; I saw her in The Servant and I think that her work was amazing. I wish her success in her future work, except perhaps on the TV series Murder, She Wrote. The Topic of Article: Star of TV series Murder, She Wrote condemned the title of the remake. |
