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Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis discuss Scarpetta’s dramatic season-one finale on Prime Video, detailing Kay Scarpetta’s brutal turn as she kills the copycat killer and spirals into violence, while explaining how the dual timelines and family dynamics set up Season 2, which will adapt Cruel and Unusual and The Body Farm.
Showrunner Liz Sarnoff confirms Scarpetta Season 2 will pick up soon after the Season 1 finale on Prime Video, weaving Cruel and Unusual with The Body Farm through a two‑timeline structure that follows Kay Scarpetta in the past and present. The season will explore Kay’s darker turn, strained marriages and family dynamics (Benton, Marino, Dorothy and Lucy), ongoing murder cases, and the unresolved AI Janet plot, with the reveal of who deleted Janet’s code saved for Season 2. Production has begun in Nashville for two eight‑episode seasons that will push the characters through personal and professional upheaval as they head into the next chapters.
Jamie Lee Curtis said at SXSW she wouldn’t have signed David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween if she’d known it was meant to start a trilogy, and used the moment to secure a development deal with Blumhouse. Blumhouse’s low-budget model and Curtis’s negotiations ultimately helped launch three more Halloween films, effectively reviving the franchise.
Jamie Lee Curtis argues Hollywood will endure only if studios back both bold, small-budget storytelling and big tentpoles, urging a slate of midrange films alongside major investments. She discusses Sender’s SXSW premiere, her long-running producing partnership with Russell Goldman, and her belief that ‘nobody knows shit about what makes anything successful,’ as she pursues new projects like Closed Set and reflects on her creative journey from Mother Nature to a growing producing career.
Critics are mixed on the Prime Video adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta novels, praising an all-star cast led by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis for elevating the thriller, while noting the story often feels familiar and occasionally bogged down by detours. With Rotten Tomatoes at 69% and Metacritic at 55, reviews highlight strong performances and chemistry (especially Cannavale and Rosy McEwen’s portrayal) but vary on narrative pacing and originality as the two-timeline series debuts Season 1 on Prime Video.
Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis are developing a TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta novels, bringing the forensic-focused crime series to television.
Timothée Chalamet drew swift backlash after saying in a CNN/Variety conversation that he didn’t want to work in ballet or opera, later adding “All respect to all the ballet and opera people.” The comments provoked criticism from performers and institutions, with Jamie Lee Curtis publicly condemning him and major opera houses weighing in. Dancers and other artists amplified the debate, and even Seattle Opera used the controversy for promotion, while Chalamet’s past remarks about opera as a potentially dying art form resurfaced during awards-season coverage.
Jamie Lee Curtis shared a lingerie photo to support her goddaughter Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride and to promote Scarpetta, her collaboration with Nicole Kidman, while also reflecting on aging and not wasting time on toxic relationships during a NYC press run; fans chipped in praising that she’s still got it.
Jamie Lee Curtis confirms that The Bear will end with its fifth season, sharing on-set photos and praising the crew as the team wraps the story of the show's close-knit family; the FX series, which debuted in 2022, last aired Season 4 in 2025.
Jamie Lee Curtis posted an Instagram tribute to her ex Robert Carradine, calling him her ‘first love’ and recalling their public meet-cute and memories together; Carradine died by suicide after a long battle with bipolar disorder, Curtis notes they formed a little family and she remains friends with his daughter Ever and with Melanie Griffith, ending with ‘Rest in speed and humor and love, Bobby.’
Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to Robert Carradine, her first boyfriend in the 1970s, recalling their public meet-cute on The Dinah Shore Show and saying they became a small family with his daughter Ever Carradine in Laurel Canyon. Carradine died at 71 after a long battle with bipolar disorder; his family stated the loss and asked for privacy while highlighting his illness.
Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that her mother, Janet Leigh, prevented her from auditioning for 'The Exorcist' as a child to protect her from potential trauma, a decision Curtis is thankful for, as she later became a horror film icon herself with her debut in 'Halloween' at age 19.
Jamie Lee Curtis nearly auditioned for the role of Regan in 'The Exorcist' at age 12, but her mother Janet Leigh declined, preferring to protect her childhood; Linda Blair ultimately played the role.
Jamie Lee Curtis is grateful her mother, Janet Leigh, prevented her from auditioning for 'The Exorcist' at age 12, protecting her childhood from early fame and trauma. Curtis later became a horror icon herself, debuting in 'Halloween' at age 19.
Variety's Power of Women LA event celebrated influential women in media and entertainment, highlighting their achievements and advocacy for social causes, with notable speeches from Jamie Lee Curtis supporting Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Sydney Sweeney discussing resilience and representation.