Monday greetings to all! I hope you had a lovely holiday season, and I wish each of you the best for the New Year! Now, on to the latest crime drama news:
THE BIG SCREEN
At the launch of Season 5 of the crime series Luther in London, the show’s star Idris Elba confirmed that a movie version of Luther is moving forward, with writer-creator Neil Cross working on the script. Elba added, "Luther has all the ingredients to echo those classic [neo-noir] films of the 90s like Seven and Along Came a Spider, and I think what we would like to do is use that blueprint to create Luther the film." Season 5 may serve as a "segue" to a movie version, if it all comes together.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the mystery thriller and noir feature film Naples in Veils from writer/director Ferzan Ozpetek, which will get a theatrical release in the first half of 2019 in English with Italian subtitles (followed by a DVD/VOD release). The story centers on a woman is at a party who meets a confidant and attractive young man, and they spend the night together. Little does she know, however, that she is about to become involved in a crime that will pull her into the center of the investigation.
British born Guyanese actor Jacob Scipio and Mexican actress Paola Nuñez have been signed for significant roles in Sony’s Bad Boys sequel, Bad Boys for Life, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The new installment centers on the Miami PD and its elite AMMO team’s attempt to take down Armando Armas (Scipio), head of a drug cartel. Nuñez will take on the role of Rite, the tough and funny criminal psychologist who is the newly appointed head of AMMO and Mike’s (Smith's) former girlfriend. It was previously announced that Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens, and Charles Melton have also joined the project in supporting roles as members of a modern, highly specialized police unit.
Frank Adonis, who appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Casino, has died at the age of 83. Known for his many tough-guy roles, Adonis also guest-starred on TV series including The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, New York Undercover, and The Equalizer.
TELEVISION/STREAMING SERVICES
Ahead of Ray Donovan’s Season 6 finale, Showtime has ordered a seventh season of the hit drama series starring Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight, with production beginning this spring. Season 6 focused on Ray's (Schrieber) journey to New York where he deals with a new ally in a Staten Island cop named Mac (Domenick Lombardozzi), while also trying to save the mayoral campaign of Anita Novak (Lola Glaudini), and dodge Mickey (Voight) who's on a mission to hunt down Ray and seek revenge.
CBS’s Elementary will come to an end with its upcoming seventh season. Although no premiere date has been set for the Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu-led drama’s final batch of episodes, it was announced that the modern-day take on Sherlock Holmes and Watson is coming to a "predetermined and natural conclusion" with those final installments which have already been filmed. Elementary will be the second long-running series on CBS to conclude in 2019, joining sitcom The Big Bang Theory which wraps after its 12th season in the spring.
Amazon released the trailer for Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, which Amazon has slotted to premiere February 1 on Prime Video. Written and executive produced by Sarah Phelps (The Casual Vacancy, The Crimson Field), the three-part limited series stars John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot is the second of three dramatic series adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited for Prime Video in the US.
Wondering when your favorite shows will return in 2019? Deadline has a list of all the midseason TV premiere dates.
PODCASTS/VIDEO/RADIO
Crimetime Pod celebrated its 100th episode with the latest book reviews and news to ring in the new year.
The latest Writer's Detective Bureau podcast, hosted by Police Detective Adam Richardson, discussed "Privileged Communications, Autopsies in the 1930s, and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid."
On the latest Spybrary podcast, Spybrarian Jason King joined host Shane Whaley to share his 5 favorite spy books for 2018.
Read or Dead hosts Katie McClean and Rincey Abraham ran down their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books of the year.
On the Crime Cafe, host Debbi Mack interviewed crime writer K'Anne Meinel, who has 100 published works including short stories, novels, and novellas.
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