‘Death On The Nile’: Russell Brand May Board Kenneth Branagh’s Murder Mystery
Kenneth Branagh’sDeath on the Nilehas found its latest suspect.Russell Brandis in talks to join theDeath on the Nilecast in the 20th Century Fox adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel that is being shaped as a sequel to Branagh’s 2017 adaptation of Christie’sMurder on the Orient Express.Colliderbroke the news that Brand is in negotiations to join the cast of Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie mystery adaptation,Death on the Nile. If Brand boards the film, he’ll be joining a cast that includesGal Gadot,Armie Hammer,Letitia Wright,Tom Batemanand four-time Oscar nomineeAnnette Bening.Death on the Nileadheres to the typical narrative of a Christie whodunit, following the brilliant detective character Hercule Poirot on vacation on the Nile until the mysterious murder of a young heiress forces him to investigate the case before the ship reaches the end of its journey. Branagh is returning to direct and reprise his role as Poirot, following his turn inMurder on theOrient Express, which became a smash success to the tune of $350 million worldwide.
There’s no word on who Brand is in talks to play, but for an idea, here are the characters from Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name (via theAgatha Christie wiki):
It’s unclear whether all these characters will appear as they’re described in the movie, butas the cast grows, it’s likely we’ll see the majority of them. For now, we know that Gal Gadot is playing Linnet Ridgeway, Armie Hammer is Simon Doyle, and Letitia Wright is Rosalie Otterbourne. Our guess is that Brand could be playing Ferguson.Murder on theOrient ExpressscreenwriterMichael Greenreturns to pen theDeath on the Nilescript, while Judy Hofflund, Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Kevin Walsh, and Mark Gordon will produce.
Death on the Nile is scheduled to cruise into theaters onOctober 9, 2020.
