Death on the Nile Director Wants A Crossover With Another Christie Detective
Death on the Nile director Kenneth Branagh has expressed interest in making more Agatha Christie-inspired movies, including bringing in Christie's classic sleuth, Miss Marple. Branagh, fresh off getting 3 Oscar nominations for his coming-of-age film Belfast, has found success with his modern adaptation of Christie's work, following the box office accomplishments of Death on the Nile and 2017's Murder on the Orient Express. Along with directing Death on the Nile, Branagh also stars as detective Hercule Poirot, one of Christie's most cherished characters.
Based on Christie's novel of the same name, Death on the Nile follows Poirot as he must solve a murder on a steamboat traveling down the titular river, with an ensemble of suspects to question. The ensemble of Death on the Nile includes Annette Benning, Russell Brand, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Sophie Okonedo, and Letitia Wright. At the time of writing, the film has grossed over $78 million at the box office against its $90 million dollar budget, strong numbers for a post-pandemic non-superhero film, but a long way to go to break even given the delays due to the pandemic (the movie had wrapped filming back in December 2019.)
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In an interview with AMCTheaters, Branagh talks about how he would like the next film in his series to feature Miss Marple, one of Christie's mainstays. He mentions how it would work within the world to crossover with Poirot, because Christie frequently had characters crossover in her novels. He also talks about Marple's strengths as a sleuth and how they would differ from Poirot's. Watch the clip below:
A Christie-Verse! Director Kenneth Branagh would be excited to share the stories of Miss
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