Kenneth Branagh To Direct-Act In ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Adaptation

Kenneth Branagh is all set to helm a film, to be based on Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ for 20th Century Fox. The film is about a murder on a famous train Orient express and about detective Hercule Poirot cracking the case. Kenneth Branagh will direct as well as act in the film, essaying the role of Poirot. 

James Prichard, the grandson of Christie and the chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd said, “The extraordinary thing about my great grandmother’s stories is just how timeless they are and how perfectly they lend themselves to the cinematic experience. Eighty years after the publication of the novel, Fox and its creative team will bring ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ a classic Christie tale, to new audiences across the world. We are genuinely excited about this partnership and with 33 Poirot stories to be told, we look forward to this being the first of many collaborations”.

“We have been working with the fantastic team at Fox for some time now and could not be happier with the creative talent that they have brought together for this wonderful project”, said Hilary Strong, who is the CEO of Christie production. Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, Mark Gordon and Branagh will be producing the film. The screenplay will be penned by Michael Green. 

Source: liveforfilms.com