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Former Doctor Who  showrunner Chris Chibnall has landed his new TV gig after launching a stage play (his third) and sold his first novel: he's adapting Agatha Christie's murder mystery (what else would you expect from her?) The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix The series will be written by Chibnall and executive produced by The Crown executive producer[...]

It updates Agatha Christie with at least three variations of the locked room murder mystery and, rather than just indulge in pulp, uses every part of the story to highlight its themes and the biggest mystery of all: the heart of its amateur detective heroine. "A Murder at the End of the World" key art: FX,[...]

Developer and publisher Microids confirmed that they will release a free demo for Agatha Christie – Murder On The Orient Express during Steam Next Fest This will be your chance to try out a limited version of the game ahead of its release, as the team will have it up for a free week from[...]

We're coming up on the final month before we get another big-screen adaptation of an Agatha Christie story. A Haunting in Venice already has the impressive cast that the other two adaptations had, but this one has something that the other two didn't, and that is the fact that most people don't know this story and[...]

Microids confirmed this morning that they will officially release Agatha Christie – Murder On The Orient Express for PC and consoles this October No trailer was provided to show it off, just the knowledge it will be available on PC and all three major consoles on October 19th, 2023 What's more, they will release a[...]

Microids finally dropped a trailer for Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case, while also revealing the game's official release date If you haven't seen this one before, the game brings about an all-new case for the author's famous detective to solve, developed by Blazing Griffin, the team that made Agatha Christie – Hercule[...]

Microids revealed they will be doing a brand-new Agatha Christie title as we're getting their take on Murder On The Orient Express One of the most famous murder stories from the author will now find its way to a modern gaming audience, as the company will be giving you its version of the classic tale[...]

Most people wrote off the Kenneth Branagh version of the classic Agatha Christie novels between all the delays and the false starts with the marketing It took a little while, but 20th Century Studios was eventually given the green light, and the turnaround time has been pretty quick A Haunting in Venice dropped its first teaser during[...]

Microids has revealed a new mystery title on the way as players will soon experience Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case Being made by the same group that forged Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases, the game will once again put you in the shoes of the world-famous detective, as you[...]

Microids revealed a new detective game this week in the form of Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases If you think you're getting the usual cases, think again, as this series will explore the earlier career of the titular character as he built himself up to be the legendary detective that Christie made[...]

She is a busy, busy woman, also filming an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh, and a film titled Red Notice with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson There is no news if this will be Gal Gadot's next role after the two aftermentioned projects, but it cannot be ruled out.   First[...]

It's Rian Johnson doing an update on the Agatha Christie movies that featured all-star casts that were a regular thing in the 1970s and early 1980s. Knives Out: Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc Image courtesy LionsgateOn the surface, the movie is about who killed a famous mystery author Johnson uses the structure to offer social commentary[...]

20th Century Fox is in negotiations with Annette Bening for their take on Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, according to Deadline The four-time Oscar nominee is hoping to land the role of Euphemia in Kenneth Branagh's second Agatha Christie adaptation, following his 2017 take on Murder on the Orient Express If Bening does indeed[...]

A new year brings viewers a new take on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, with John Malkovich (Billions, Burn After Reading) set to stretch his "little gray cells" as the famed literary detective in The ABC Murders, arriving to Amazon Prime Video on February 1st Now mystery fans are getting a new look at the three-part limited series adaptation with the[...]

With John Malkovich (Billions, Burn After Reading) set to stretch his "little gray cells" as Agatha Christie's literary detective Hercule Poirot in BBC One/Amazon's The ABC Murders later this month, mystery fans are getting their first full look at the three-night lmited series adaptation with the release of the limited series' official trailer: Adapted by Sarah Phelps (The Casual Vacancy, EastEnders) and directed by Alex[...]

With John Malkovich (Billions, Burn After Reading) set to stretch his "little gray cells" as Agatha Christie's iconic literary detective Hercule Poirot in BBC One/Amazon's The ABC Murders, viewers getting a first-look at Rupert Grint's (Snatch, Harry Potter franchise) Inspector Crome and key cast members from the upcoming three-part miniseries adaptation As we can see from[...]

Warner Bros. Kenneth Branagh's master detective Hercule Poirot might be getting a pretty "wonder"-ful co-star in the form of Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), who is currently in neogotiations to book passage on Fox's adaptation of Agatha Christie whodunit classic Death on the Nile The film serves as a sequel/follow-up to surprise hit Murder on the Orient Express – which also[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Lynn and Agatha Christie enter the land of avarice They need soup for the Cerberus, and this is where it is located They find soup in the possession of Andy Warhol However, he needs something in exchange This leads Lynn and Christie into a series of trades with the many figures that have landed[...]

Credit: Squarespace BBC One and screenwriter Sarah Phelps are betting that there's enough room across the pop culture zeitgeist for two "Hercule Poirots" to co-exist, casting John Malkovich as the famed Belgian sleuth in the network's three-part adaptation of of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders Directed by Alex Gabassi (The Frankenstein Chronicles) from the classic 1936 novel, the[...]

Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com With production on the second season of his BBC comedy series White Gold already suspended, the co-producers of BBC One's adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery Ordeal By Innocence have announced that they are recasting the role that Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick had already finished portraying In addition, Mammoth Screen and Agatha[...]

Grafton also produced screenplays for television and film, adopting several Agatha Christie novels for the screen As stated by her family, Sue Grafton refused to let her books be turned into movies or a television series, even though it lent itself to such things Her final novel, Y is for Yesterday was published this past[...]

Having watched Murder on the Orient Express on Thanksgiving day, I decided it would be good to re-read the original Agatha Christie novel since I hadn't read it since I was a teenager And by "read" I mean go out to Audible.com and find a copy to listen to, because I don't have time to[...]

To go with the nostalgic moment, it felt like the right movie to choose would be Murder on the Orient Express. Having grown up reading Agatha Christie novels, this seemed like a perfect choice (and I'd already seen Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok) Being this wasn't one of the blockbuster films of the weekend, it was[...]

Along with the Kirkman and Doble announcements, the streaming service has also acquired the rights to adapt seven Agatha Christie mysteries; started production on a series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens, with David Tennant and Michael Sheen; brought Carnival Row to series with Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne; and greenlit development[...]

As mystery authors go, Agatha Christie was not only prolific, but she was one of the few to create more than one memorable detective Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have been adapted many times over the years, and now Amazon has made a multi-show deal with Agatha Christie Productions for the U.S rights to[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful 8 is Reservoir Dogs reconfigured as a dystopian 70s Western and filtered through Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None It openly references the authentic snowbound setting of the Spaghetti Western The Great Silence, even including its downbeat and pessimistic tone.  It has Italian Horror-style levels of gore that[...]

The film will be based on the 1934 Agatha Christie novel of the same name, but most people obviously know the 1974 Sidney Lumet film starring Albert Finney and Ingrid Bergman It made a lot of money and was nominated for a bunch of Oscars, so Scott, Gordon and Kinberg have a lot to live[...]