NEWS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO MYSTERY FANS
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(posted 27 July, 2010)
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, written by Stieg Larsson, will be filmed in Sweden,
- scheduled for a December, 2011 release. Two other movies based on Larsson's trilogy will follow.
- Actor Daniel Craig (the most recent 007, James Bond) has been cast as the male lead. So far, no
- one has been cast in the role of Lisbeth Salander. (Ellen Page, Mia Wasikowska and Rooney Mara
- have been mentioned as possibilities.) David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) is the
- director, and Scott Rudin the producer.
- Production on the next James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig, is still on hold, due to financial
- troubles of MGM Studios.
- scheduled for a December, 2011 release. Two other movies based on Larsson's trilogy will follow.
- WRITERS' POLICE ACADEMY
- September 24-26, 2010
- The Writers' Police Academy offers a hands-on, interactive, and educational
- experience for writers to enhance their understanding of all aspects of law
- enforcement and forensics.
- Keynote speaker: Jeffery Deaver, Special Guest: NYC Medical Examiner Jonathan Hayes,
- featuring Lee Lofland, Verna Dreisbach, ATF Special Agent Rick McMahan...
- For more information, check out the website http://www.writerspoliceacademy.com
- THE WOLFE PACK
- The Wolfe Pack is having a revel rout on Friday, October 15th at the
- magnificent Payne Mansion in San Francisco. Celebrity chef Michael Goldstein
- will cook the French menu from Too Many Cooks. Gayle Lynds will
- keynote. Topic is "Nero Wolfe, the Spy."
- Details and registration form at www.nerowolfe.org
- LEFT COAST CRIME 2011. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
- LCC 2011: March 24-27, 2011 at the historic La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe,
- New Mexico.
- Lifetime Achievement: Martiz Cruz Smith, Guests of Honor: Margaret Coel, Steven Havill
- Toastmaster: Steve Brewer, Fan Guest of Honor: Marvin Lachman
- September 24-26, 2010
- THE LINCOLN LAWYER - A lawyer conducts business from the back
- of his Lincoln Town Car representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
- Michael Connelly fans may be pleased to know that THE LINCOLN LAWYER is in
- pre-production. Plans are to begin filming this summer, with a projected 2011 release.
- The cast list includes Marisa Tomei, Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Katherine
- Moennig, John Leguizamo, and William H. Macy… Brad Furman directing, and
- John Romano is credited with the screenplay.
- MIDSOMER MURDERS fans will probably have heard the rumor...
- that John Nettles (Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby) is leaving the popular series and
- his replacement is Neil Dudgeon. Many will remember Neil as Mr. Moody, the chauffer,
- in the Mrs. Bradley series on PBS Mystery! (several years ago). He has also played in a
- couple of episodes of MIDSOMER MURDERS. This time he will be introduced as a new
- character, John Barnaby, Tom's nephew in episode (#75) titled "The Sword of Guillaume."
- John Nettles is leaving the show in August of this year. Dudgeon's character will take over
- as DCI when Tom Barnaby retires in episode #82. Stateside fans will have to wait until
- NTSC format DVDs are released in about 2013 before we can watch the transition.
- Personally, I can't think of a better actor to take over the series.
- MIDSOMER MURDERS set #15 was scheduled for release June 1, 2010.
- MIDSOMER MURDERS set #16 is scheduled for release October 5, 2010.
- TESS GERRITSEN fans - her new novel ICE COLD goes on sale June 29th.
- RIZZOLI & ISLES, is a new TV series, based on her novels. It premieres July 12th on TNT.
- Jane Rizzoli is a Boston homicide detective. Maura Isles is a forensic pathologist in the Boston
- Medical Examiner's office. Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) star.
- of his Lincoln Town Car representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
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