Now, almost five years since the release the 2017 murder caper remake, 20 th Century Fox (under the operational control of the Disney banner) and director Kenneth Branagh prepare for the next Hercule Poirot’s mystery with the release of Death on the Nile. Yet, the potential sequel movie was delayed for several years, due to both Disney’s acquisition of 20 th Century Fox and the COVID-19 pandemic. This was enough for the studio at the time (20 th Century Fox) to move forward with a follow-up adventure of Christie’s Poirot detective. While this wasn’t the first adaptation Christie’s famed, this version of Murder on the Orient Express boasted a solid cast and the production value and, while some drew criticism on the feature’s screenplay and sluggish pacing, the film still managed to collect over $350 million at the global box office against its $55 million production budget. Directed and starring in the lead role by Branagh himself, the film, which also had the talents of Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench amongst several others, followed the exploits of one eccentric, yet super sleuth detective Hercule Poirot as he pieces together a murder case that occurred upon the Orient Express train.
In 2017, actor / director Kenneth Branagh brought the classic and beloved murder mystery drama of novelist Agatha Christie to the silver screen with the release of Murder on the Orient Express.
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