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Mystery’s Afoot in the ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
Mystery’s Afoot in the ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
Mystery’s Afoot in the ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer
The game is afoot, chums. There’s been a murder most foul, and you are a suspect. That is, in the event that you happen to be Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, or one of the other travelers aboard the Orient Express. As the grand locomotive makes its hazardous journey through a snow-tipped mountain range, one of the riders commits a heinous crime, and it falls to none other than the great investigator Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh, who also happens to be directing this hullabaloo) to sort out the facts in pursuit of the truth.
Willem Dafoe Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Remake
Willem Dafoe Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Remake
Willem Dafoe Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Remake
Any mystery is only as good as its suspects, and Kenneth Branagh’s percolating adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express — perhaps the greatest whodunit ever to have dun it —has rounded up a murderer’s row of potential murderers. He’s rounded up a cast that fits all the essential literary thriller archetypes: Branagh himself will assay detective of note Hercule Poirot, along with Johnny Depp (the oddball), Judi Dench (the princess), Lucy Boynton (the countess), Michelle Pfeiffer (the actress), Daisy Ridley (the governess), Josh Gad (the bumbler), and Leslie Odom Jr. (the military man). The scene is set, but what’s that? A newcomer appears, bringing a little fresh blood to this unfolding mystery.
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer Eyed for ‘Orient Express’
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer Eyed for ‘Orient Express’
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer Eyed for ‘Orient Express’
Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express hasn’t left the station yet, as it still doesn’t have a full cast. Angelina Jolie was considering a role in the remake, but she dropped out over this summer, and while Charlize Theron had her eye on the movie, nothing has come of that as of yet. Hopefully production on the film will start chugging along soon, because Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer are both reportedly being considered.
Angelina Jolie Eyeing ‘Murder on the Orient Express‘
Angelina Jolie Eyeing ‘Murder on the Orient Express‘
Angelina Jolie Eyeing ‘Murder on the Orient Express‘
It’s been a while since we heard anything about Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, based on Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel. Branagh is set to direct the film, in which he’ll also star as famed fictional detective Hercule Poirot, and it looks like he’s begun assembling his cast of suspects, as Angelina Jolie is in talks to come aboard the project.
Tom Hardy & Kenneth Branagh Join Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
Tom Hardy & Kenneth Branagh Join Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
Tom Hardy & Kenneth Branagh Join Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
It’s official: Christopher Nolan’s next venture will be a World War II film. Yesterday we reported on rumors of Nolan’s super secretive trips to Dunkirk, France with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the location of French evacuation during WWII. Now Variety confirms that Dunkirk will be Nolan’s next film with an original screenplay from the director.
Kenneth Branagh Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Kenneth Branagh Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Kenneth Branagh Boards ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Following reports of his potential involvement over the summer, Kenneth Branagh is official set to helm 20th Century Fox’s remake of director Sidney Lumet’s classic Murder on the Orient Express, itself based on Agatha Christie’s famed mystery novel of the same name. Branagh will pull double duty in the remake, taking on the lead role originated by Albert Finney in the 1974 film.
Kenneth Branagh to Direct ‘Artemis Fowl’ for Disney
Kenneth Branagh to Direct ‘Artemis Fowl’ for Disney
Kenneth Branagh to Direct ‘Artemis Fowl’ for Disney
An adaptation of the popular YA property Artemis Fowl has been in the works at Disney for a long time now, but it looks like the studio is finally ready to push forward with the project — and they’ve got a very familiar director lined up. Cinderella director Kenneth Branagh has signed on to help Disney bring Artemis Fowl to the big screen.
Marvel Eyes 'Thor' Director for 'Thor: Ragnarok'
Marvel Eyes 'Thor' Director for 'Thor: Ragnarok'
Marvel Eyes 'Thor' Director for 'Thor: Ragnarok'
Just a few days ago, it was reported that 20th Century Fox wants Kenneth Branagh to direct their upcoming remake of Murder on the Orient Express, but it seems like another major studio is also interested in acquiring his services: Marvel reportedly wants the Thor director to return for Thor: Ragnarok. Decisions, decisions.
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Fairy Tale Still Has the Magic
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Fairy Tale Still Has the Magic
‘Cinderella’ Review: This Fairy Tale Still Has the Magic
The name “Disney” brings to mind images of fair princesses, charming princes, magical fairy tales, and simple happily ever afters. In recent years, though, Disney has begun rethinking their classic properties, and releasing more thematically complex versions of their famous films. Sleeping Beauty became Maleficent, which turned a wicked witch into a sympathetic anti-hero; a whole mess of fairy tales turned into Into the Woods, where happily ever after preceded a whole bunch of death and tragedy. The ranks of Disney Princesses grew to include women like Merida, the bow-slinging heroine of Brave, and Anna and Else from Frozen, who rescued each other from an prince, rather than the other way around. Every value and concept that Disney had established and reinforced through decades of repetition was seemingly up for reconsideration and revision.

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