Having been delayed for multiple reasons, Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie sequel Death on the Nile finally set sail to middling reviews (read our take here) and so-so box-office ($103M worldwide), but it appears it’s enough for 20th Century Studios money-men to confirm further mysteries for Hercule Poirot to solve on the big-screen.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell confirmed that they’re already working on a third case for Kenneth Branagh to twizzle his moustache over. Asbell said “we have the Poirot franchise, we have other Christie stories. I love these films, I love Ken. We have a third script written, by Michael Green, that is a pretty daring shift in genre and in tone. It’s post-war Venice and an adaptation of one of the lesser-known novels. So I think you’ll see the mustache again.”
He also confirmed that Branagh would return to direct the third film, adding “Yes. Ken is Poirot, but Ken is also the series.”
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this dramatic tale of love gone wrong features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.
Death on the Nile features a star-studded cast that includes Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright.
Death on the Nile is currently in cinemas.
