DEATH ON THE NILE (2020) Officially Begins Production & Cast Image Released by 20th Century Fox

Death on the Nile Production Begins and Cast Image Released

A press release has been issued for Death on the Nile, which will be released in theaters by 20th Century Fox. The press release consists of the full cast listing, its director (Kenneth Branagh), screenwriter (Michael Green), the plotline for the film, location of the shoot (Longcross Studios), and when the film will be released in theaters (October 9, 2020). The contents of that press release can be found below.

Death on the Nile Press Release

PRODUCTION BEGINS ON TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX’S
“DEATH ON THE NILE” WITH DIRECTOR KENNETH BRANAGH AT U.K.’s LONGCROSS STUDIOS AND ON LOCATION IN EGYPT

Agatha Christie’s Mystery-Thriller Reunites Filmmaking Team From 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and Features an All-Star Cast Including Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders and Letitia Wright

BURBANK, Calif.- Production on Twentieth Century Fox’s “Death on the Nile,” a mystery-thriller based on the book by famed author Agatha Christie, has begun. The film will shoot at Longcross Studios outside London and on location in Egypt. “Death on the Nile” reunites the team of filmmakers behind the 2017 global hit “Murder on the Orient Express,” based on another celebrated Christie novel. “Death on the Nile” will be released on October 9, 2020.

Five-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh returns as director and once again stars as famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He is joined by an all-star cast of suspects which includes: Tom Bateman (who reprises the role of Bouc from “Murder on the Orient Express”), four-time Oscar® nominee Annette Bening (“Captain Marvel”), Russell Brand (“Ballers”), Ali Fazal (“Victoria & Abdul”), Dawn French (“French and Saunders”), Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”), Armie Hammer (“Call Me by Your Name”), Rose Leslie (“Game of Thrones”), Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”), Sophie Okonedo (“The Secret Life of Bees”), Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”).

The screenplay for the film, adapted from Christie’s 1937 novel, is once again written by Michael Green with Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh and Judy Hofflund returning as producers. Matthew Jenkins and James Prichard return as executive producers.

In “Death on the Nile,” Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian adventure aboard a glamorous river steamer descends into a terrifying search for a murderer when an idyllic honeymoon is shattered by violent deaths. This sinister tale of obsessive love and its murderous consequences plays out in an epic landscape of danger and foreboding, with enough shocking twists and turns to leave audiences unsettled and guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

“Crimes of passion are dangerously sexy,” says Kenneth Branagh. “Agatha Christie has written a riveting story of emotional chaos and violent criminality and Michael Green has once again written a screenplay to match. With a cherished group of long-time artistic collaborators and a brilliant international cast, it is truly a pleasure to join Disney, Fox and Agatha Christie, Ltd. in bringing this daring thriller to the big screen. There are significant new twists, an awe-inspiring desert landscape and a chance to celebrate big screen entertainment in glorious 65 millimetre celluloid!”

Death on the Nile Cast Image

Death on the Nile Cast Image

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