Summit Entertainment Captures U.S. Rights To James Patterson's I, Alex Cross Reboot Filed under ( Summit Entertainment )

EXCLUSIVE: Summit Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to I, Alex Cross, the reboot of the James Patterson franchise. Tyler Perry stars as the title character, with Rob Cohen directing. Lost's Matthew Fox was just set to play Michael Sullivan, a psycho serial killer who viciously murders Cross's wife when the detective thwarts his earlier attempt to commit a murder. The drama becomes a mano a mano battle between cop and the killer who is one of the most memorable villains in Patterson's novels. Ed Burns will play Cross's partner Tommy Kane.

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