![]() Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #1. Agatha Christie — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. Isolated by the storm and with a killer in their midst, dete. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. Director Kenneth Branagh put his cast through the wringer from day one during filming on Murder On The Orient Express. ![]() ![]() ![]() Isolated by the storm and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer amongst a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.. All- Star Cast of . Almost the entire ensemble cast, which includes Oscar winners Judi Dench and Penelope Cruz, “Star Wars” actress Daisy Ridley, BAFTA winner Olivia Colman and Tony winner Josh Gad, was on hand, with only Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer notable absentees. They were later followed onstage by director Francis Lawrence, who introduced 1. Red Sparrow,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, which is currently shooting in London. Branagh, who plays Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, introduced about 1. Fox film, saying: “This is the very first time any of this footage has been seen in this way. We’re very excited to share the promise and potential of this work.”The footage featured four brief scenes that introduced the central characters, established the murder of one of them, and showed off the film’s epic vistas of snow- capped mountains. The footage was followed by the film’s trailer, which was first unveiled at Cinema. Con in March. Branagh and the cast spoke of the camaraderie on set, with Derek Jacobi, who plays the butler to Depp’s Edward Ratchett, describing the ensemble as having “a wonderful company feel about it.”“What was very extraordinary was that we were all together,” added Dench, who plays Princess Dragomiroff. In this case we were all there all the time.”Gad, who plays Depp’s assistant, said the backgrounds that were shot rolled by the windows of the on- set railway carriage during filming in England, “so it really felt like we were there.”“I found myself going to the end of the train to watch the scenery go by as if I was on a real train, and I wasn’t the only one,” Branagh said, adding that the impression was so real to the cast and crew that it caused some ill effects. I just had the opportunity to go on the real Orient Express, and the detail that the production team brought is unreal, exquisite. It is so spot- on,” said Gad. When you’re in a confined environment, it creates a sense of unease, even if you have nothing to hide.”The film, currently in post production and set for a Nov. Christie’s famous 1.
Sidney Lumet’s 1. Oscar for Ingrid Bergman. At the London event, Christie’s great- grandson James Prichard, who chairs the company that controls her estate, said the story was probably born of the prolific crime writer’s first trip on the legendary train in 1. HBO released a new trailer for upcoming episodes of “Game of Thrones” Season 7 at the Hall H panel Friday at San Diego Comic-Con. The footage was leaked online. The new trailer for Murder on the Orient Express, starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer and Penelope Cruz, is here. ![]() ![]() Branagh to direct and star was “awe- inspiring.” “He gets the grandeur of the work, and his vision as he first told it us made my hair stand up,” said Prichard. Branagh said he made a conscious decision not to watch Lumet’s version, and that he had advised the cast also to avoid watching it. That’s why classic stories are worth retelling,” he said, adding that “there are some surprises.”Speaking later in the day about “Red Sparrow,” Francis Lawrence said he had about a week left to shoot on the film, which is due for release March 2, 2. The director said the film, which re- teams him for a fourth time with Jennifer Lawrence following the three “Hunger Games” sequels, was “definitely a hard R . It rings very true now,” said Lawrence, who first read the book while in post production on the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay” films. ![]() Although the film is based on the first book of a trilogy, he said there were currently no plans to do sequels. But he added: “If this were to work, it would be fantastic to do another one.”.
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