This news upsets me. As you may have gathered I’m a massive Marple fan, so to find out that the much loved ELDERLY sleuth is to get a makeover, courtesy of Disney makes me feel sad inside.
Yes, it may be OTT but seriously- Jennifer Garner as Marple!? Ben Affleck’s missus doing some snooping in a sleepy little village? There is just no sense to this!
I had to laugh at Grazia’s take on this- truly incensed, as was I to hear the news. Mainly because it’s just craziness that a Hollywood beauty who isn’t even 40 yet is expected to take on a role made famous by a string of screen greats!
Most recently we have seen Julia McKenzie take over from Geraldine McEwen in the ITV Marple revamp, to great applause.
Angela Lansbury played the ageing sleuth to perfection, as did Margaret Rutherford and Joan Hickson in their respective versions of Christie’s classic.
Can you really imagine Jennifer Garner attracting this kind of adoration!? No me neither!
If somehow, Disney do manage to pull this out of the bag, then I will eat both my words and Marple’s dainty hat.
