Death on the Nile
Letitia Wright has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh’sDeath on the Nile . The celluloid will serve as a continuation to Branagh ’s 2017 Agatha Christie adjustment , Murder on the Orient Express , which he both conduct and asterisk in as the iconic Belgian investigator , Hercule Poirot . Death on the Nilewas scheduled to arrive in November 2019 early on , but was later pushed back to December and thenultimately October 2020 . It ’s pretty unclouded that Fox made the alteration to debar pitting the photographic film against one of Disney ’s releases , in anticipation of the Mouse House finalizing its acquisition of the company ’s assets ( which at last happened last month ) .
Written by Michael Green ( who also adaptedOrient Express),Death on the Nileis establish on Christie ’s novel of the same name ( publish in 1937 ) , and will come after Branagh ’s Hercule Poirot - and his elephantine moustache - as he investigates the mystical death of an inheritrix aboard a soft-shell clam go down the Nile . Much likeOrient Express , the film is wait to boast a star - studded ensemble , and has already added Gal Gadot , Armie Hammer , andKilling Eve ’s Jodie Comer to its ranks . Now , a veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has signed on to play a key role in the execution - mystery .
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THRis reporting that Wright has joined theDeath on the Nilecast , ahead of take getting underway this September . Specific details on her role ( like her character ’s name ) are being hold open under - wrap for now , but Wright is say to be playing one of the lead suspects in Poirot ’s investigating during the movie .
Wright , of course , is best known for playing Wakandan princess and scientific genius Shuri in the MCU’sBlack PantherandAvengers : Infinity War . She ’s intelligibly got a fondness for genre fare in general , having previously appeared onDoctor Whoand the sci - fi seriesHumans , as well asBlack Mirror ’s " Black Museum " episode and Steven Spielberg’sReady Player One(though her use was highly low ) . She ’s further slat to share the screen withStar Wars ' John Boyega inHold Back the Stars , an upcoming version of Katie Khan ’s sci - fi novel that ’s been report as " Romeo and JulietmeetsGravity " . And of course of instruction , Wright is expect to give back as Shuri inBlack Panther 2afterDeath on the Nile , despite having been " dusted " by Thanos duringInfinity War .
As for Branagh ’s film : it ’s wait to move forward as planned , even with allthe dramatic changes that Disney ’s makingto Fox at the moment . It ’s being report that the Mouse House wants Fox to start focusing its efforts on mid - range budget productions , in an effort to compliment Disney ’s own tentpole offerings ( unrecorded - action remaking , Star Warsand MCU movies , etc . ) . as luck would have it , much likeOrient Express , Death on the Nileis expect to have a relatively svelte budget for a high - profile release full of A - list actor , so it should be o.k. . It does n’t hurt that Branagh ’s former Agatha Christie adaptation grossed $ 352 million at the global box office despiteoverall lukewarm reviews from critics- meaning , there ’s clearly a need for more of the actor - director ’s take on the crack - sleuth Poirot .
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Source : THR
