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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Paddington 2 is huge at the UK box office
Much like its loveable CGI star, Paddington 2 has proved to be that rarest of creatures, a sequel that surpasses the original, and now it’s replicating the critical success at the box office. Studiocanal’s sequel has knocked Murder On the Orient Express from the top spot with an estimated £8.2m over the weekend. The first […]
Thor: Ragnarok repeats while Orient Express and Daddy’s Home 2 go close at the box office
The weekend estimates are in, and it looks as though Thor: Raganrok has delivered a thunderous sophomore session with approximately $56.6 million to add to a franchise best total of $211 million after just ten days of release. Having already passed the global total of 2011’s Thor, Taika Waititi’s well-received multi-coloured Marvel offering has now surpassed Thor: […]
Murder on the Orient Express featurette takes us behind-the-scenes
With just two weeks to go until the release of Murder on the Orient Express, a behind the scenes featurette has arrived online for Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel which features interviews with Branagh, Josh Gad, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, Leslie Odom Jr., Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Penelope Cruz; take a […]
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in clip from Murder on the Orient Express
With less than a month to go until Murder on the Orient Express arrives in cinemas, 20th Century Fox has released a new clip from the upcoming star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel featuring Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Michelle Pfeiffer would love to play Catwoman again […]
Everyone is a suspect in Murder on the Orient Express character posters
Ahead of its release next month, a batch of new character posters have arrived online for Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel, Murder on the Orient Express featuring Branagh, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Sergei Polunin, Daisy Ridley, Derek Jacobi, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Tom Bateman, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., Lucy […]
Murder on the Orient Express gets a new trailer
20th Century Fox has debuted a new trailer for director Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic novel mystery crime novel, Murder on the Orient Express; check it out below… What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. […]
