Media Murder for Monday

MOVIES

Warner Bros and RatPac Entertainment acquired Harlan Coben's upcoming new mystery novel Missing You in a preemptive screen rights deal. The book centers on an NYPD female detective sucked into an intricate scheme led by a calculating killer, after the detective sees a dating website photo of the ex-fiance who dumped her.

DreamWorks has tapped screenwriter Scott Silver to adapt Noble Assassin, an unpublished novel by Paul Kix, with Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) to direct. The war-time story follows French aristocrat-turned-anti-Nazi-saboteur Robert de la Rochefoucauld, who joined the British Special Operations Executive working with the French resistance before he was caught, tortured and escaped his own execution.

Director Clint Eastwood's American Sniper film project starring Bradley Cooper is enlisting some real-life Navy SEALs in the cast.

Fans of film noir should check out author Eddie Muller's listing of "25 Noir Films That Will Stand the Test of Time."

A new teaser poster and trailer were released by Fox for the mystery thriller The Maze Runner. (Hat tip Omnimystery News.)

TELEVISION

Via Omnimystery News: NBC gave early renewals to three dramas, including Grimm, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D.

The USA Network announced its drama White Collar will wrap up its run with a six-episode sixth and final season.

Adam Kaufman (Altered) will play the male lead on the NBC pilot State Of Affairs. The project stars Katherine Heigl (who also serves as producer) as a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. The producers also announced Alfre Woodard is on board to play the U.S. President.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Spartacus: War Of The Damned, Arrow, Vampire Diaries) has been cast as the female lead in the History Channel’s miniseries Texas Rising. The project follows the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers, with Robinson playing mythic historical figure "the Yellow Rose of Texas," who gets caught in a love triangle between Houston (Bill Paxton) and Santa Ana (Oliver Martinez).  

Katharine McPhee (Smash) will play the female lead in CBS' drama pilot Scorpion, about an eccentric genius (Elyes Gabel) and his international network of super-geniuses who are the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age.

Kim Dickens (Friday Night Lights) has signed on to star in in the CBS terrorist thriller drama pilot Red Zone opposite Anthony LaPaglia. Kevin Rahm (Mad Men) and Samantha Mathis (Under The Dome) have also been cast in the pilot, which is written by Nikki Toscano and directed by James Foley.

Mentalist star Amanda Righetti will guest star on both Chicago Fire and spin-off Chicago P.D., playing a pediatrician on both shows.

EuroCrime noted that the a new Nordic drama will debut in the UK More 4, beginning Friday March 28 at 9 pm. Titled Mammon, the six-episode series delves into the "murky underbelly of finance, politics and journalism," and centers on the uncompromising journalist Peter Verås who uncovers evidence of financial fraud involving Norway's elite.

CBS announced 2014 season finale dates for its programs, including various crime dramas.

A new trailer was released by FX Networks for the crime drama Fargo, an adaptation of the Academy Award-winning feature film.

PODCASTS/VIDEO/RADIO

On this week's Guardian books podcast, Tom Rob Smith heads for Sweden with his latest crime novel, and Marc Pastor investigates a killer in early 20th century Barcelona.

Appearing on CBS This Morning last week: Harlan Coben, discussing his latest novel Missing You.  

Minnesota Public Radio chatted with Sherlock composers David Arnold and Michael Price, gaining insight into how they joined the show and crafted such a unique soundscape.

Author/journalist Shane Gericke joined host Pam Stack for the Authors on the Air podcast.

The most recent Crime and Science Radio featured Jan Burke and DP Lyle interviewing John Lentini, who is one of the country's leading investigators of arsons.

THEATER

Olivier Award winner Benedict Cumberbatch (star of BBC's Sherlock), will play the title role in William Shakespeare's Hamlet at London's Barbican Theatre, with performances premiering in August 2015.

GAMES

Omnimystery News posted the new trailer for the supernatural detective thriller game Murdered: Soul Suspect, in which gamers must solve the hardest case of all...their own murder.