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Jamie Lee Curtis’s ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie Has Release Delayed
April 24, 2026
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Mario Anzuoni / REUTERSJamie Lee Curtis is steering clear of a holiday box office bloodbath. Her upcoming reboot of the 1984 classic TV series Murder, She Wrote, which starred Angela Landsbury as an elderly crime sleuth, has been bumped from a crowded Dec. 22, 2027 release to a quieter Feb. 4, 2028 slot, according to Universal Pictures. The move yanks the film out of one of the most cutthroat windows stacked with heavy hitters, including Avengers: Secret Wars, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and The Housemaid’s Secret.
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame alone has hauled in nearly 2.8 billion globally, while The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney, pulled in close to 400 million worldwide against a modest 35 million budget. Meanwhile, Hunt for Gollum is banking on nostalgia, with Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, and Elijah Wood returning to their iconic roles from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Curtis’s film will now try its luck in a far less crowded corridor, strategically releasing one week before the Super Bowl. Read it at Entertainment WeeklyRead more at The Daily Beast.
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