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 […]
Movie Review – Death on the Nile (2022)
Death on the Nile, 2022. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Russell Brand, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright, Adam Garcia, Orlando Seale, Michael Rouse, Susannah Fielding, and Rick Warden. SYNOPSIS: Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard […]
Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot returns in new Death on the Nile trailer
20th Century Studios has released a new poster and trailer for Death on the Nile, the follow-up to Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express which sees the director also returning to the role of the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who finds himself investigating another murder while on vacation on […]
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None movie adaptation in development
Deadline has revealed that another adaptation of one of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novels is in development from the newly rebranded 20th Century Studios. Christie’s And Then There Were None will be written by husband-and-wife duo Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel, who recently co-wrote Seberg for Amazon with Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern. And Then There Were […]
Annette Bening in talks for Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile
As Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile picks up steam, Deadline has reported that Captain Marvel’s Annette Bening has begun talks to join the Murder on the Orient Express sequel, with the actress up for the role of Euphemia. Death on the Nile will see Branagh reprise his role as master detective Hercule Poiroit, who finds himself investigating a […]
Amazon Prime to air The ABC Murders in US, new trailer released
The Agatha Christie adaptation The ABC Murders is set to air on Amazon Prime Video for the United States. Academy Award winner John Malkovich (Bird Box) stars as Christie’s most famous character, detective Hercule Poirot, in the mystery series that sees Poirot tracking down a serial killer. Along with the news that the series will […]
Armie Hammer joins Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie sequel Death on the Nile
Just days after casting Wonder Woman 1984 star Gal Gadot, Kenneth Branagh has chosen yet another actor to star in Death of the Nile, an adaptation of renowned mystery writer Agatha Christie’s novel. According to The Wrap, Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) has joined the film, which is a sequel to Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express from […]
Gal Gadot joins Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has become the first addition to the cast of Death on the Nile, 20th Century Fox’s follow-up to last year’s hit Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, Deadline has revealed. The new film, based on Christie’s 1937 novel, will see Kenneth Branagh back behind the camera, and he […]
John Malkovich is Hercule Poirot in first image from The ABC Murders
BBC has released a first look image from the upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders featuring John Malkovich as the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot; take a look here… Meanwhile, it has also been announced that Shirley Henderson (Happy Valley), Kevin McNally (Legend), Gregor Fisher (Love Actually) and Jack Farthing (Poldark) have joined the […]
BBC replacing Ed Westwick in Ordeal By Innocence after sexual assault allegations
In November, the BBC announced that it had delayed its planned Christmas premiere of the Agatha Christie adaptation Ordeal By Innocence after allegations of rape were made against one of its stars, Ed Westwick. Well, it seems the Beeb will now go down the All the Money in the World route, and has decided to […]