John Malkovich is set to take on the role of legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders for Amazon Studios and the BBC.
Malkovich will be joined in the three-part adaptation by Harry Potter star Rupert Grint as Inspector Crome, while the cast also includes Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), Eamon Farren (Twin Peaks), Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones), Bronwyn James (Harlots) and Freya Mavor (The Sense of an Ending).
“The ABC Murders is one of my great-grandmother’s most unsettling and intense stories and Hercule Poirot one of her most intriguing characters,” said James Prichard, executive producer and CEO of Agatha Christie Limited. “I am most excited to experience the unique approach John Malkovich will bring to the role in this thrilling one-off television adaptation.”
“The ABC Murders is a brutal story of violence and lies, the long shadow of the past and the slaughter to come,” adds writer Sarah Phelps. “At its centre is one of the most familiar, famous characters in crime fiction. We may all think we know Poirot, but do we really know Hercule?”
The ABC Murders was previously adapted for the big screen as The Alphabet Murders, which featured Tony Randall as Poirot. The character was last portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, with Branagh set to reprise the role for the sequel movie Death on the Nile.
Via Variety
Originally published May 28, 2018. Updated May 27, 2018.
