It has been in development for years, but the adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s fantasy series Artemis Fowl has finally just got some serious movement. Director Kenneth Branagh has assembled a full cast for the film that includes some familiar faces from his past works, along with a newcomer to play the title role of the intelligent 12 […]
Willem Dafoe joins the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express
John Wick and The Grand Budapest Hotel actor Willem Dafoe has become the latest addition to the all-star cast of this year’s Murder on the Orient Express. The news about the Kenneth Branagh-directed film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic 1934 murder-mystery novel comes from Deadline, who claims that Dafoe will play Gerhard Hardman, an undercover detective. […]
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk movie confirmed, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance to star
Yesterday rumours emerged suggesting that Christopher Nolan’s next film would be a World War II epic about the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, and now Warner Bros. has officially confirmed the reports, as well as revealing some casting details. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the film – which is based on an original screenplay from Nolan – will […]
Kenneth Branagh boards Murder on the Orient Express as director and star
20th Century Fox has found its director for the upcoming remake of the classic Agatha Christie mystery Murder on the Orient Express, with Kenneth Branagh signing on to direct, produce and star in the project as the detective Hercule Poirot. The script is being penned by Michael Green, who has most recently written the screenplay […]
Kenneth Branagh to receive the top accolade at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards has announced that Sir Kenneth Branagh is set to receive the highest accolade, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, at their awards ceremony this January. An acclaimed actor and filmmaker, Branagh was nominated the Best Supporting Actor Bafta for his portrayal of Sir Laurence Olivier in My […]
Angelina Jolie could be boarding Murder on the Orient Express
Variety is reporting that Angelina Jolie (By The Sea) is in talks to join the cast of Murder on the Orient Express, a remake of the 1974 classic based on Agatha Christie’s novel. Thor and Cinderella director Kenneth Branagh is helming the film as well as starring in the lead role of Hercule Poirot. Simon Kinberg […]
Disney’s Artemis Fowl movie moving ahead with Kenneth Branagh directing
It looks like the long-gestating Artemis Fowl movie may be about to escape development hell, with The Tracking Board reporting that Kenneth Branagh has signed on to direct the project and develop alongside Irish playwright Conor McPherson, although McPherson is yet to close a deal to write the script. Based on Eion Colfer’s series of […]
Kenneth Branagh not in contention to direct Thor: Ragnarok
Kevin Feige has been a busy man lately. Marvel Studios’ head honcho has been promoting the imminent theatrical release of the MCU’s next movie Ant-Man and during the press day Feige also revealed a bunch of information about some other upcoming Marvel flicks. After officially announcing Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man and that he […]
Kenneth Branagh to direct Murder on the Orient Express
Back in 2013, it was revealed that 20th Century Fox had tapped Ridley Scott (Prometheus), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class) and Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan) to produce a new version of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express, and now it seems the project has found a director. According to The Wrap, […]
Movie Review – Cinderella (2015)
Cinderella, 2015. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Helena Bonham Carter, Hayley Atwell, Stellan Skarsgard, Ben Chaplin and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up […]
