Alex Cross author James Patterson turned down seven figures from Hollywood to whitewash his titular detective character. The first Alex Cross novel, Along Came a Spider, was published in 1993.

Tyler Perry stars as the title character in 'Alex Cross,' a crime drama based one of the books in the series by novelist James Patterson. (Photo by Summit Entertainment) In "Alex Cross," Tyler ...

Amazon is continuing to build out the cast of its Alex Cross TV series with the addition of ... which is based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross books. Full character descriptions can be found ...

James Patterson on ‘Cross’ Reboot With Aldis Hodge — and Turning Down Seven Figures for Refusing to Whitewash His Lead Detective. Hodge stars as Alex Cross in the Prime Video thriller ...

The studios wanted to make Alex Cross a white man instead. “When I wrote the first Alex Cross book, I didn’t have a lot of money, and Hollywood came calling—knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Patterson said he was excited to see Cross not rely on any of the books in the Alex Cross series to bring his character to life. The author also praised Hodge ...

Aldis Hodge is coming to TV screens as Alex Cross, and he’s ready to crack any case. It’s the first time ever that fans get to see the iconic character from James Patterson’s popular book ...

Alex Cross, the literary world’s well-known crime detective, is receiving a makeover in the latest television adaptation, “Cross,” coming to Amazon Prime on Nov. 14.

James Patterson’s legendary D.C.-based forensic psychologist is heading back to adaptation city again, and Aldis Hodge will duly take on the Alex Cross role for Prime Video/Amazon, which has ...

Patterson’s Alex Cross books have been adapted into three films: 1997’s Kiss the Girls and 2001’s Along Came a Spider starred Morgan Freeman as Cross, while Tyler Perry played the character ...