Jennifer Garner to Solve Crimes as Miss Marple

Jennifer Garner to Solve Crimes as Miss Marple

Jennifer Garner is NOT a 70 year-old Englishwoman. However, she IS going to play the classic Agatha Christie character Miss Marple, an elderly gumshoe, in an upcoming Disney adaptation.Garner, 38, will produce and star in the film (and possible franchise) in which Disney will update the classic character in order to change it from an old spinster with a penchant for tea to a 30-something babe with a penchant for mini-skirts business golf balls.Okay, I added that last part. But I wouldn't be surprised.Marple is one of the most famous characters from mystery novelist Agatha Christie, appearing in 12 of the writer's novels and being portrayed in film by the likes of Margaret Rutherford and Angela Lansbury.Read: Ben Affleck Shops at CVS for Jennifer GarnerGarner's film will be penned by Mark Frost, the man behind a number books on the history of golf and films like "Fantastic Four" and "The Greatest Game Ever Played."Martin Laird Was a Million Dollars Richer.