Five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh will direct for 20th Century Fox a new feature film adaptation of Agatha Christies’ acclaimed mystery Murder on the Orient Express, it was announced today by Tcf president Emma Watts.
Ridley Scott (The Martian), Simon Kinberg (The Martian, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Mark Gordon (Steve Jobs) and Branagh will produce the film. Michael Schaefer and Aditya Sood will also produce in some capacity. Michael Green (Blade Runner 2) is writing the screenplay, with Steve Asbell overseeing the production for Fox.
Agatha Christie’s novel, published in 1934, is considered one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. It revolves around a murder onboard the famous train, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must solve the case – but there are a number of passengers who could potentially be the murderer. In addition to directing the film, Branagh will star as detective Poirot.
Branagh’s directing credits include the Oscar®-nominated Henry V,...
Ridley Scott (The Martian), Simon Kinberg (The Martian, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Mark Gordon (Steve Jobs) and Branagh will produce the film. Michael Schaefer and Aditya Sood will also produce in some capacity. Michael Green (Blade Runner 2) is writing the screenplay, with Steve Asbell overseeing the production for Fox.
Agatha Christie’s novel, published in 1934, is considered one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. It revolves around a murder onboard the famous train, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must solve the case – but there are a number of passengers who could potentially be the murderer. In addition to directing the film, Branagh will star as detective Poirot.
Branagh’s directing credits include the Oscar®-nominated Henry V,...
- 11/21/2015
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Ben Barnes (The Chronicles Of Narnia franchise) has been tapped as a male lead opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead in ABC‘s drama pilot Exposed, from writer Charles Randolph, Peter Traugott’s Tbd Entertainment, Sweden-based Yellow Bird Entertainment and Universal TV. Based on the best-selling Swedish novels by Liza Marklund, Exposed centers on Anna (Winstead), an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, including making questionable alliances. Barnes, repped by Wme and Luber Roklin, will play Stoya, a mysterious man who develops an intimate relationship with Anna. He claims to be a pilot but is in fact an Nsa whistleblower who is being hunted by the U.S. government because he knows too much. Daniel Henney (X Men Origins: Wolverine) has been cast opposite Bojana Novakovic in ABC’s drama pilot Agatha, from ABC Studios and Mark Gordon Co. It centers on former convict-turned-big-city criminologist Agatha (Novakovic...
- 3/17/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The future of the Us Rake looks to be in doubt as its audience hit an all-time low after Fox moved the legal drama from Thursday to Friday nights.
Last Friday.s episode had 1.9 million viewers, down from 3.5 million in the previous Thursday timeslot. The audience for the drama, which stars Greg Kinnear as a self-destructive criminal defence lawyer, has plummeted since its January premiere, which drew 7.1 million viewers . .How much longer Rake will last now is really a matter of how low Fox is willing to let the show go, " Deadline.com reported on Sunday. Deadline said the show .never connected with viewers. and had suffered by having to compete with three weeks of Olympics coverage on NBC from two weeks into its run. Bojana Novakovic, who plays Kinnear.s girlfriend, has been offered the lead role in Agatha, an ABC pilot about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is...
Last Friday.s episode had 1.9 million viewers, down from 3.5 million in the previous Thursday timeslot. The audience for the drama, which stars Greg Kinnear as a self-destructive criminal defence lawyer, has plummeted since its January premiere, which drew 7.1 million viewers . .How much longer Rake will last now is really a matter of how low Fox is willing to let the show go, " Deadline.com reported on Sunday. Deadline said the show .never connected with viewers. and had suffered by having to compete with three weeks of Olympics coverage on NBC from two weeks into its run. Bojana Novakovic, who plays Kinnear.s girlfriend, has been offered the lead role in Agatha, an ABC pilot about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is...
- 3/16/2014
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Rake co-star Necar Zadegan has been added to Bravo‘s newly picked-up 13-episode hourlong series Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce, starring Lisa Edelstein. Bravo’s maiden scripted series, from writer-producer Marti Noxon and Ucp, follows Abby (Edelstein), a self-help book author who hides the fact that she’s separated from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in her early 40s in Los Angeles. She finds herself seeking advice from her divorced friends instead of her married ones, which leads to some unexpected and life-changing experiences. Zadegan, repped by Innovative, Generate and Sloan Offer, will play a divorce attorney at Lyla’s (Janeane Garofalo) firm who is fearless and speaks her mind, sometimes embellishing in hyperbole. She wants to be Abby’s attorney and has a very nontraditional type of marriage herself. The casting is in second position to Fox midseason drama Rake, which...
- 3/15/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Rake co-star Bojana Novakovic is finalizing a deal for the title role in ABC’s drama pilot Agatha, from ABC Studios and Mark Gordon Co. It centers on former convict-turned-big-city criminologist Agatha (Novakovic), who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. The casting is in second position to Fox’s midseason series Rake, which has done poorly on Thursdays and is being moved to Fridays starting next week en route to likely cancellation. Rake marked the first Us series for Yugoslavian-born Australian actress Novakovic, repped by CAA. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots...
- 3/7/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters, 666 Park Avenue) has nabbed a series regular role in Fox’s Red Band Society, from Amblin TV and ABC Studios. It is a coming-of-age drama that explores with dark humor the daily lives of a group of teenagers living in a hospital who become unlikely friends. Annable, repped by CAA and Barking Dog Entertainment, will play Dr. William McAndrew, a rock star pediatric oncologist and surgeon who tries not to get too attached to his young patients. Related: 2014 Fox Pilots Aaron Ashmore (I Put A Hit On You) has booked the male lead in ABC’s drama pilot Agatha from ABC Studios and Mark Gordon Co. It centers on a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. Ashmore will play Jimmy McAuliffe, a handsome, good-humored and good-natured “meat and potatoes” guy who is a beat...
- 3/7/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Justin Hartley is set as a lead in Lauren Iungerich’s ABC comedy pilot Damaged Goods. It revolves around two damaged men (Hartley, Steve Talley) and two damaged women who explore the minutiae of love and relationships. Hartley’s smart and egoistic Tim is hit hard when his girlfriend and law firm colleague gets the promotion he expected to get. Childish and unable to applaud her accomplishments or be with a woman who outranks him, the relationship seems all but over — unless she resigns. He is repped by Innovative. Also cast as a regular in the pilot is Ben Lawson, who will play Michael, a smart, funny, good-natured, dermatologist. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Christian Keyes (Beauty And The Beast) has booked a regular role in ABC drama pilot Agatha from ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Co. It’s a character-driven procedural about Agatha, a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought...
- 2/27/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Update: Heroes alum Greg Grunberg is returning to primetime. No, he hasn’t been drafted for the upcoming Heroes event miniseries on NBC but for a co-starring role in ABC’s medical drama pilot Warriors from writer Chris Keyser, Mandeville TV and ABC Studios. Inspired by the Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Warriors follow the best and brightest active-duty military doctors and nurses as they practice trailblazing medicine. Grunberg, repped by manager Susan Calogerakis, Resolution, and Jackoway Tyerman, will play wheelchair-bound Obgyn and obstetrical surgeon Leonard Mooney, a decommissioned officer with a gambling problem. Erik Palladino (NCIS:la) has landed a regular role in ABC drama pilot Agatha from ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Co. Agatha is a character-driven procedural about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. Palladino, with the Coronel Group, will play Captain Benjamin Cooper,...
- 2/25/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Meta Golding (The Hunger Games franchise) and Jee Young Han (Young Adult) have been cast in Agatha, from ABC Studios and Mark Gordon Co., about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Golding, repped by Paradigm and A Management, will play Stacy Soto, a smart, sassy, tough-as-nails Da who is not only Agatha’s nemesis but is dating Agatha’s father. She recurs on the CW’s The Tomrrow People. Young, repped by Innovative, plays Chelsea, the rookie cop assigned to liaise Agatha. Catalina Denis (Brick Mansions) and Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (Parental Guidance) have joined the cast of The Visitors, from Amblin TV. It chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world. Denis, repped by Act 1 and Thruline, plays Dr. Maria Martinez, who tends to John Doe in the hospital.
- 2/22/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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