‘Death on the Nile’ cast adds Russell Brand, still set for 2020
Despite some mixed reviews for 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, Warner Bros. moved quickly into greenlighting a sequel.
Like the first film, the sequel Death on the Nile will be directed by Thor helmer/Harry Potter actor/Shakespeare enthusiast Kenneth Branagh.
This new film is also taking after its predecessor with an amazing cast: Branagh returning as Hercule Poirot, along with Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer, with Russell Brand being the newest cast member, Letitia Wright, Tom Bateman and four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening.
Death on the Nile centers around Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who must set aside his leisure time to solve the murder of a young heiress. Not much else is known about Branagh’s interpretation, except, of course, for its impressive cast. Logan, Blade Runner 2049, and Alien: Covenant co-writer Michael Green is writing the script.
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Here are the characters from Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name (via the Agatha Christie wiki):
- Linnet Ridgeway, a wealthy young heiress, and her fiancé, Simon Doyle.
- Jacqueline de Bellefort, Simon’s spurned former lover.
- American erotica novelist Salome Otterbourne and her daughter, Rosalie.
- Mrs. Allerton and her son, Tim.
- Linnet’s American trustee, Andrew Pennington, who happened to run into her in Egypt.
- Linnet’s maid, Louise Bourget.
- American socialite Marie Van Schuyler and her younger cousin, Cornelia Robson.
- Miss Van Schuyler’s nurse, Miss Bowers.
- A young traveler named Mr. Ferguson, an outspoken Socialist.
- An archaeologist named Signor Richetti.
- A diffident young man named James Fanthorp.
- An Austrian physician named Dr. Bessner.
- A husband of an Egyptian native, Fleetwood.
Orient Express earned an impressive $352.7 million worldwide off a reported $55 million production budget.
Filming will reportedly begin at the end of September.
Death on the Nile is scheduled for release on December 20, 2020.
