Angie lands Scarpetta role

Angelina Jolie has landed a role in another suspense thriller - as a crime-solving medical examiner in a new film based on Patricia Cornwell's best-selling novels.

Jolie has signed on to play the title character from Cornwell's 16-novel series about forensic examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta - a woman with a messy love life who solves crime and loves the opera.