Martha Harris, Lafayette, Ind.
Patterson is picky when it comes to his book adaptations. “I just want them to be done well,” says the admitted “movieaholic.” The best-selling writer says the movies featuring Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross — Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider— could have been better, so he hopes to break some ground with a new one. I, Alex Cross, due later this year, stars Tyler Perry, with Matthew Fox as his villain. “I was very happy with Tyler and Matthew, and they couldn’t have cast them without my saying yes. If we screw up, I have to allow myself to be flogged.”
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I was lucky to be on set for the filming of I, Alex Cross in Cleveland this fall (as was Mr. Patterson). Great choice for the cast including Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. Also contributing were Ed Burns, Cicely Tyson, Jean Reno and Bonnie Bentley. Eagerly awaiting the finished product.