Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh’sDeath On the Nilemovie is eyeing Annette Bening . Throughout his extensive vocation as an actor and filmmaker , Branagh has jeopardize deeply into esteemed theatrical film adaptations such asHamlet , Othello , andMuch Ado About Nothing , but he ’s also taken on pop culture works likeThorand the upcomingArtemis Fowladaptation .
Most late , Branagh found success with his adaption of best - sell crime author Agatha Christie ’s classic novel , execution on the Orient Express . The film was a star topology - studded function , bringing together the likes of Judi Dench , Olivia Coleman , Willem Dafoe , Johnny Depp , and Branagh himself as super sleuthhound Hercule Poirot . With box office tally indicate that the worldwide consultation response toMurder on the Orient Expresswas one of considerable enthusiasm , Branagh is set to bring another Agatha Christie novel to the big screenland next year withDeath on the Nile . At nowadays , there is n’t a mass known about the cast the celebrated filmmaker intends to put together for the murder secret , but some late news indicates things are about to alter .
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harmonize toDeadline , Branagh ’s latest project is moving toward casting four - time Oscar nominee Annette Bening . Though nothing has been confirmed with compliments to Bening ’s engagement as of this writing , last on the Nilehas so far batten down the talents of Letitia Wright , Tom Bateman , Armie Hammer , and Gal Gadot . In addition to these stars , Branagh will also yield to his Poirot role . Bening has make a lengthy and acclaimed career since make believe her flick debut in the 1987 John Candy / Dan Aykroyd comedyThe Great Outdoors(which soon to berebooted with Kevin Hart ) .
The event ofDeath on the Niletake office on the notable Nile River in Egypt during a cruise and see Detective Poirot attempting to enjoy his holiday . alas for him - and the victim - a murder is committed on board the long-neck clam , thereby disrupt the fun of its passenger . But of course , in distinctive Agatha Christie fashion , at least one of the passengers has a very dark closed book indeed , and Poirot takes it upon himself to find out exactly who that passenger is . The account date back to the 1937 novel of the same name and , likeMurder on the Orient Express , Death on the Nilewas previously adapted as a big covert version in the seventies , complete with a lionise mold that admit Bette Davis , David Niven , and Angela Lansbury .
WhileMurder on the Orient Expressmay have been a financial winner for Branagh and all involved , the film suffer from a somewhat dull and repetitive plot that never quite feel as though it made fair to middling function of its gifted stars . Judging by the plot ofDeath on the Nile , audiences might be receiving something like toMurder on theOrient Express , except this time the murder and whodunit take place on a steamer rather than a train . This might not be precise , or even bonny to say , of course , as Branagh has been a filmmaker for long enough to understand that audience will desire something more . Still , even ifDeath on the Niledoesn’t impulsion far from its source material , there are wad of Agatha Christie and Branagh fans out there to release this into a potential hit .
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