{"id":2244446,"date":"2026-01-21T19:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2244446"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:51:12","slug":"jamie-lee-curtis-murder-she-wrote-movie-finds-director-in-pitch-perfects-jason-moore-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jamie-lee-curtis-murder-she-wrote-movie-finds-director-in-pitch-perfects-jason-moore-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee Curtis \u2018Murder She Wrote\u2019 Movie Finds Director in \u2018Pitch Perfect\u2019s\u2019 Jason Moore (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Jamie Lee Curtis\u2019 forthcoming adaptation of the beloved <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001450\/\">Angela Lansbury<\/a> series \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt33366208\/\">Murder She Wrote<\/a>\u201d has landed a director.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0601337\/\">Jason Moore<\/a>, helmer of the franchise-launching \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1981677\/\">Pitch Perfect<\/a>\u201d and the forthcoming \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0250494\/\">Legally Blonde<\/a>\u201d prequel series, is on the case at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0291326\/\">Universal<\/a>. Moore will direct a script by the previously announced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7729220\/\">Lauren Schuker Blum<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7729221\/\">Rebecca Angelo<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1166871\/\">Amy Pascal<\/a> and Lord Miller are on board as producers.<\/p>\n<p>Moore kicked off an incredible run for Elizabeth Banks\u2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1981677\/\">Pitch Perfect<\/a>\u201d multiverse almost 15 years ago. The series has grossed close to $600 million at the worldwide box office, with all three costing less than $100 million to produce. His film credits include \u201cSisters,\u201d starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0688132\/\">Amy Poehler<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0275486\/\">Tina Fey<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0748973\/\">Maya Rudolph<\/a> and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9686790\/\">Shotgun Wedding<\/a>,\u201d with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000182\/\">Jennifer Lopez<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0241049\/\">Josh Duhamel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt33366208\/\">Murder She Wrote<\/a>,\u201d Moore directed the pilot and served as executive producer on \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3716530\/\">Elle<\/a>\u201d, the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0250494\/\">Legally Blonde<\/a>\u201d prequel TV coming to Prime Video. In April,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-link ipc-link--base sc-a1082b8f-0 dYguHm\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/jamie-lee-curtis-murder-she-wrote-jason-moore-director-1236636352\/\">See full article at Variety &#8211; Film News<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"ipc-icon ipc-icon--launch-inline ipc-icon--inline ipc-link__launch-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" role=\"presentation\"><path d=\"M21.6 21.6H2.4V2.4h7.2V0H0v24h24v-9.6h-2.4v7.2zM14.4 0v2.4h4.8L7.195 14.49l2.4 2.4L21.6 4.8v4.8H24V0h-9.6z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Lee Curtis\u2019 forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series \u201cMurder She Wrote\u201d has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d and the forthcoming \u201cLegally Blonde\u201d prequel series, is on the case at Universal. Moore will direct a script by the previously announced Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. 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