Washington DC, April 24 -- The much-anticipated reboot of 'Murder, She Wrote', starring Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis, has been delayed, with Universal Pictures pushing its release from December 22, 2027, to February 4, 2028, according to Variety.

The film will see Curtis step into the iconic role of Jessica Fletcher, the beloved crime novelist and amateur sleuth originally portrayed by Angela Lansbury in the long-running series that aired from 1984 to 1996.

The original show followed Fletcher's knack for solving murders in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, and became a cultural staple across its 12-season run.

The reboot, directed by Jason Moore, is based on a screenplay by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, writers...