"two films (""Kiss the Girls"" and"" Along Came a Spider"") both met to poor box-office. In 2012, a reboot titled ""Alex Cross"" based on the novel ""Cross"" with Tyler Perry was cast, his first role in a film that he doesn't direct, produce, write for his career. Two films, based on the first Cross novels, have been made starring Morgan Freeman (""Kiss the Girls"" and ""Along Came a Spider""), both released to negative reaction. Both of them are very loose adaptations of the books, with ""Along Came a Spider"" changing many of the plot's elements, while ""Kiss the Girls"" changes"
"Jason Statham and James Franco. Marc Moss Marc Moss is an American screenwriter raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. Moss was credited with the feature films ""Along Came a Spider"" (2001), starring Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter, and ""Alex Cross"" (2012), starring Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. He has also doctored numerous films including ""Kiss the Girls"" (1997), starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman; ""Runaway Jury"" (2003), featuring John Cusack and Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman; ""Shooter"" (2007), starring Mark"
"Marc Moss Marc Moss is an American screenwriter raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. Moss was credited with the feature films ""Along Came a Spider"" (2001), starring Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter, and ""Alex Cross"" (2012), starring Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. He has also doctored numerous films including ""Kiss the Girls"" (1997), starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman; ""Runaway Jury"" (2003), featuring John Cusack and Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman; ""Shooter"" (2007), starring Mark Wahlberg; and ""Homefront"" (2014), starring"
"to the audience. It draws you in to a (relatively) realistic depiction of a tense situation in which people behave less like action heroes and more like human beings."" Compuserve's Harvey Karten argued, ""Some critics will tell you that despite Lee Tamahori's overplotting of Marc Moss's adaptation of James Patterson's novel, ""Along Came a Spider"" is one of those thrillers that allow you to check your brains at the door. Not true. Did the journalists all go for popcorn when Detective Alex Cross and Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan (nice spelling) engaged first in a discussion of psychology and then of"
"favorable reviews, especially ""Double Cross;"" ""Cross Fire;"" ""I, Alex Cross;"" and ""Alex Cross, Run"". The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, ""Along Came a Spider"", was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has led to three films, ""Kiss the Girls"" (1997), ""Along Came a Spider"" (2001), and ""Alex Cross"" (2012). Alex Cross is a widower-detective-father who often fights against threatening villains—and criminals—who wish to kill Cross and others. It"
"Soneji dies, which would therefore erase him from any future adaptation of ""Cat and Mouse"", nor does Soneji escape from prison, nor is the trial in court seen or mentioned in the film. A proposed third film based on ""Pop Goes the Weasel!"", but after ""Along Came a Spider"" was panned at the box office, the plans were canceled. Many years after ""Along Came a Spider""'s release, a reboot was revealed to be in the works, set for a 2011 release date. Idris Elba was attached to the film as the role of Alex Cross in the film. It was"
"role of mercenary Frank Elgyn in the 1997 film ""Alien Resurrection"". Wincott starred as a psychopathic kidnapper opposite Morgan Freeman in the 2001 film ""Along Came a Spider"". The following year he played Armand Dorleac, a sadistic prison warden in the 2002 film version of ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" starring Jim Caviezel. In 2004 he played Julius Bicke, the brother of Samuel J. Bicke (played by Sean Penn) in ""The Assassination of Richard Nixon"". In 2006 Wincott appeared in the western film ""Seraphim Falls"" starring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. He also appeared in ""The Diving Bell and the"
"Pierce from killing himself and the two end up fighting. Sampson shoots Pierce, pointblank. Cat and Mouse (novel) Cat and Mouse is the fourth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. It revolves around Cross dealing with Gary Soneji, the villain of ""Along Came a Spider"", and a serial killer known only as Mr. Smith. The book begins with Gary Soneji breaking into Alex Cross' home in Washington DC and contemplating the murders of Cross and his family. In London the killer dubbed Mr. Smith by the press is conducting a live autopsy. Mr. Smith explains to his"
"nearly the entire story's plot, except for the fact that Alex's niece is kidnapped and its primary antagonist is Casanova. A significant, and well-noted, change upon the books in the movies is that John Sampson is not white but African-American, like Alex himself. Kyle Craig is briefly seen in ""Kiss the Girls"". ""Along Came a Spider""'s adaptation was also changed with the film taking out major plot elements or changing them. For instance, Jezzie Flannagan and Alex Cross are dating in the book, but are described as only friends in the film. Also, the most important changed elements is Gary"
"shows up at Cross's honeymoon and attempts to take Cross' family hostage. With the help of Stone, Cross eventually subdues and arrests Craig, who is surprised that Cross refuses to kill him. As he is being taken into custody, Craig steals an officer's gun and shoots an air tank, which explodes and seemingly kills him. This marks the final appearance of Kyle Craig, officially making him the most recurring villain in the series. Kyle Craig has been in two films of the ""Alex Cross series"". He appeared in ""Kiss the Girls"" and ""Along Came a Spider"", being played by Jay"
"movie also stars Thandie Newton, Rebecca Romijn, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Jamie Kennedy, Phylicia Rashad, and others. , Perry's films had grossed over US$500 million worldwide. Perry's ""Madea's Witness Protection"", his seventh film within the Madea franchise, was released on June 29, 2012. Perry took over the role of James Patterson's Alex Cross from Morgan Freeman for a new film in the series, titled ""Alex Cross"". The film opened on October 19, 2012, and received praise from critics and audiences for his role. His performance gained the attention of director David Fincher, who subsequently cast Perry in his 2014 thriller"
"man in the back with a big hunting knife he used to kill Roger Graham in ""Along Came a Spider"". Soneji then escapes in a subway. Cross is driving by the school and stops when he sees his girlfriend Christine's car. When she gets home, they go for a walk, and Christine confesses that she worries about him getting hurt or killed in the line of duty. The two begin to kiss passionately, but are interrupted by Cross' pager. Cross has been called by an NYPD detective, Manning Goldman, who is investigating the Penn Station murder. Goldman is sure that"
"On 8 January 2006, Tamahori, dressed as a woman, was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly offering an undercover police officer oral sex. He was convicted only of criminal trespass, having pleaded no contest in exchange for other charges being dropped. Lee Tamahori Lee Tamahori (; born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 1994 film ""Once Were Warriors"", 2001 film ""Along Came a Spider"" and 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"". Born Warren Lee Tamahori, in Wellington, New Zealand, he is of Māori ancestry on his father's side and British on his"
"Con Express Con Express is a 2002 direct-to-video action film with a political edge, starring by Arnold Vosloo, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Tim Thomerson. It was written by Paul A. Birkett and Terry Cunningham and directed by Cunningham. The movie uses film footage from Runaway Train (1985) and Cliffhanger (1993). US Customs officer Alex Brooks uncovers the plot of Russian arms dealers who planned to smuggle nerve gas into the U.S. In order to avoid publicity, the boss of the small customs station in Alaska decides that the dangerous barrels should be sent to a safe compound by train. Meanwhile,"
"the credits, Manhattan is shown to be slowly recovering, with the virus close to eradicated. Alex, standing on top of the Reuters Building in Times Square, comments that his work is almost done. The main protagonist Alex Mercer is voiced by Canadian actor Barry Pepper. Alex's sister Dana Mercer is voiced by Lake Bell and the primary antagonist, Robert Cross (CODENAME: THE SPECIALIST) is voiced by Jeff Pierce. Phil LaMarr voiced Dr. Bradley Ragland, who was helping Alex when Cross injected him with an Anti-Blacklight virus. Alex Mercer ex-girlfriend Karen Parker is voiced by Vanessa Marshall. Alex's boss Dr. Raymond"
"Cross appeared in over a dozen films as well as many TV shows in the 1980s and 1990s including cult films ""The Believers"", ""Someone To Watch Over Me"", ""The Fly II"", ""Cohen and Tate"", and the TV series ""Sister Kate"" and ""Dudley"". His most recent roles were in the 2000 film ""Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth"" and the 2004 film ""Kinsey"". Cross was also the frontman of The Harley Cross Band in the early 2000s and has recently started a new music project with Lauren Turk called The New History. Cross was born in"
"Alex has bad luck with women. His wife Maria was murdered before the series began. His lover in ""Along Came a Spider"", Jezzie Flanigan, is involved in the kidnapping of two children, for which she is executed by lethal injection. In ""Kiss The Girls"", Cross develops a deep friendship with Dr. Kateyla ""Kate"" McTiernan. There were hints of a possible romantic relationship, but they preferred to remain friends. In ""Jack & Jill"", Alex meets Christine Johnson for the first time and falls in love with her by ""Cat & Mouse"", in which they start dating. In ""Pop Goes the Weasel"","
"it was of her. She cried in ""Merry Christmas, Alex Cross"" when Alex was called away on Christmas Eve, worrying that he might not return. Despite occasional arguments, they consistently show support for each other. Alex has three children, two by Maria, and the other by Christine. Janelle and Damon were part of the story from ""Along Came A Spider"" to ""Pop Goes the Weasel"", when ""Ali"" appears. Both Damon and Janelle were too little to remember Maria. Alex makes time with them whenever he can. He takes them to the movies or for ice cream. He also trains them"
"Dunne and Michael Goldberg, children kidnapped by serial killer Gary Soneji in ""Along Came A Spider"". They first meet at the school from where the kids were taken and later in Miami, where they share a drink or two. After discovering Michael's body, they become closer and after capturing Soneji they begin to fall in love. Many people in Alex's life, including Nana Mama and John Sampson, disapprove of the relationship because Alex and Jezzie are of different races. Alex ignores their warnings. It is later revealed that Jezzie had teamed up with Secret Service agent Mike Devine, her other"
"Prior to the film's release, it was announced that ""Double Cross"" would be adapted into a film, with Perry reprising his role. However, the film was cancelled after ""Alex Cross"" did not perform well at the box office. Alex Cross (film) Alex Cross is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. It is based on the novel ""Cross"" by James Patterson and the third installment of the ""Alex Cross"" film series,"
"rumored to be based on ""I, Alex Cross"", but director Rob Cohen denied this, revealing he only titled the film like such so as to tell fans: ""their hero was back""; to avoid confusion the film's name was changed to ""Alex Cross"" with Tyler Perry replacing Elba. Edward Burns and Matthew Fox were later confirmed to star as Cross's partner, Tommy Kane, and the main antagonist, Picasso. The film was later confirmed to be based on the 12th book in the series, ""Cross"". The film was released on October 19, 2012, to mixed to negative reviews. The film was a"
"implausible by them, as in ""Along Came a Spider"", I get distracted. I'm wondering, since Dr. Alex Cross is so brilliant, how come he doesn't notice yawning logical holes in the very fabric of the story he's occupying? ... The film contains two kinds of loopholes: (1) Those that emerge when you think back on the plot, and (2) Those that seem like loopholes at the time, and then are explained by later developments that may contain loopholes of their own ... There are places in this movie you just can't get to from other places in this movie."" Nonetheless,"
"Cat and Mouse (novel) Cat and Mouse is the fourth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. It revolves around Cross dealing with Gary Soneji, the villain of ""Along Came a Spider"", and a serial killer known only as Mr. Smith. The book begins with Gary Soneji breaking into Alex Cross' home in Washington DC and contemplating the murders of Cross and his family. In London the killer dubbed Mr. Smith by the press is conducting a live autopsy. Mr. Smith explains to his victim what he will be feeling and that he envies his victim. At union"
"cast, Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards, and won the award in that category at the Golden Globes of 2000. The film also won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was Robards' final feature film. The narrator recounts three instances of incredible coincidences and suggests that forces greater than chance play important roles in life. Police officer Jim Kurring investigates a disturbance at a woman's apartment, finding a body in a closet. Dixon, a neighborhood boy, tries to tell him who committed the murder but Jim is dismissive. Jim"
"Aaron Pedersen Aaron Pedersen (born 5 September 1970) is an Australian television and film actor of Arrernte and Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent. He is known for his various film and television roles including: Detective Jay Swan in ""Mystery Road"" and its sequel ""Goldstone"", Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman in ""City Homicide"", Detective Senior Constable Michael Reilly in ""Water Rats"", Solicitor Drew Ellis in ""The Circuit"", and Cam Delray in the ""Jack Irish"" series. Prior to his acting career, Aaron Pedersen worked as a journalist with ABV2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne. His acting career began in 1994, when he starred"
"Spider (2002 film) Spider is a 2002 Canadian-British psychological thriller film produced and directed by David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath, who also wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and enjoyed some media buzz; however, it was released in only a few cinemas at the year's end by distributor Sony Pictures Classics. Nonetheless, the film enjoyed much acclaim by critics and especially by Cronenberg enthusiasts. The film garnered a Best Director award at the Canadian Genie Awards. The stars of the film, Ralph Fiennes and particularly"
"runs back to the house where Casanova, who is revealed to be Sikes' partner, Ruskin, hits him with a stun gun. With Cross incapacitated, Casanova heads for Kate, but she fights him and defeats him. As he aims his gun at her, Cross recovers in time to shoot and kill him. Cross and McTiernan later go their separate ways even though they have become close friends. Once back in Washington, Cross and Sampson receive a new case. Dr. Alex Cross: An African-American forensic psychologist as well as a detective, described as good-looking and well-built. He is often referred to as"
"that Cameron had sent a screenplay (apparently written in 1991) to Carolco Pictures for the long-planned ""Spider-Man"" film, a theatrical project that had been in development since 1983. Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to play Spider-Man, Cameron's frequent collaborator Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to play Dr. Octopus. However after problems that producer Menahem Golan had with Carolco (which ended in the bankruptcy of the latter), Cameron left the project and signed a contract with 20th Century Fox. The film was finally released in 2002 directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp. In 1994, Cameron finished the screenplay of ""Project"
"the FBI. Eventually, he and Cross join the police force, work for/with the FBI, and Metropolitan Police Department in the newest books. He is the partner of Cross as well; they are cops and detectives. Sampson first appears in the book ""Along Came a Spider"" in which he and Cross go on the case to solve a kidnapping of famous actress' daughter. He appears in 19 of the 20 books in the series. He briefly appears in ""Kiss the Girls"" (2nd book). He also helps Cross in ""Jack & Jill"" when murders are committed near Cross' son Damon's elementary school,"
"onwards, Craig is one of Cross' most formidable adversaries. In the film adaptations of Patterson's novels ""Kiss the Girls"" and ""Along Came a Spider"", Craig is played by Jay O. Sanders. Serial killer Kyle Craig was raised in rural Charlotte, North Carolina to a general, who abused him emotionally and physically at a young age and later a claim which is denied by both his older brother and mother whom both state Kyle liked to ""make stuff up"". His elder brother once said that he became such a mean kid that they kicked him out of the house to live"
"Actor for Kline. Cleese and Palin won BAFTA Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their performances. A spiritual sequel, ""Fierce Creatures,"" was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked ""A Fish Called Wanda"" the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century. London-based gangster George Thomason and his right-hand man, Ken Pile, an animal lover with a stutter, plan a jewel heist. They bring in two Americans: con artist Wanda Gershwitz and weapons expert Otto West, a mean-spirited anglophobe. Wanda and Otto are lovers, but they hide this from George and Ken, pretending to be siblings, so"
"Lee Tamahori Lee Tamahori (; born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 1994 film ""Once Were Warriors"", 2001 film ""Along Came a Spider"" and 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"". Born Warren Lee Tamahori, in Wellington, New Zealand, he is of Māori ancestry on his father's side and British on his mother's. Tamahori grew up in Tawa, a northern suburb of Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. Educated at Tawa School and Tawa College, he began his career as a commercial artist and photographer. He moved into the film industry in the late"
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