Renee Zellweger set to play lawyer unraveling main case regardless of terminal mind tumor analysis in TV adaptation of James Patterson novel

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Renee Zellweger can be starring within the TV adaptation of the bestselling James Patterson and Mike Lupica novel 12 Months To Stay.

The Max authorized thriller collection, titled Jane Smith, will see Zellweger play a ‘good, powerful, and darkly humorous protection lawyer’ who learns she has a terminal mind tumor simply earlier than touchdown an enormous case, in keeping with Deadline. 

Jane doesn’t let the tragic analysis cease her from fixing the case, even because the investigation enters harmful and private territory. 

Zellweger, 55 – who has been filming the brand new Bridget Jones sequel Mad About The Boy in London as of late – won’t solely be main the forged however she may also be serving as government producer. Patterson can also be amongst these government producing the mission. 

Miki Johnson can be serving as showrunner and author of the collection. Johnson has beforehand labored on Ozark, Ray Donovan, and extra just lately, the Jake Gyllenhaal-led mini collection Presumed Harmless. 

In keeping with Deadline, the very fact the present has been titled ‘Jane Smith’ suggests producers are open to creating extra installments based mostly on the sequels. 

The collection comes lower than a yr after 12 Months To Stay was printed.

The novel was launched on September 25, 2023. In lower than a month, the sequel, Exhausting To Kill, may also be hitting bookshelves.  

The plotline for 12 Months To Stay reads: ‘Powerful-as-nails felony protection lawyer Jane Smith is hip-deep within the homicide trial of the century.

‘Really, her charmless shopper would possibly’ve dedicated a number of murders. She’s additionally fallen in love with a beautiful man. And an equally fantastic canine, a mutt.

‘However Jane doesn’t have a lot time. She’s simply obtained a terminal analysis giving her twelve months. Except she’s murdered earlier than her expiration date.’

Information of the upcoming position comes as Renee movies the most recent installment within the Bridget Jones franchise, Mad About The Boy, in London.

The film relies on the novel of the identical identify as Bridget battles motherhood alone following the tragic dying of Mark, who was performed within the earlier movies by Colin Firth, 63.

She may also embark on a love affair with a a lot youthful man named Rockstar, performed by One Day star Leo Woodall, 27.

Within the new movie, Bridget enjoys a fling with Rockstar and PE instructor Mr Walker, as performed by 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in addition to reviving her on-off relationship with Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver. 

Renee first appeared as Bridget in 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary and returned in 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Fringe of Motive and 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Child. 

The most recent film was formally confirmed in Could, with Renée and Hugh Grant’s comebacks made official – after his love rat character Daniel Cleaver’s dying was falsified in 2016’s third installment.

The fourth film within the franchise – based mostly on the books by Helen Fielding – can be launched by Common movie on US platform Peacock on Valentine’s Day 2025 whereas internationally, the flick can be launched in cinemas.