Kenneth Branagh is Hercule Poirot in the trailer for Death on the Nile!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie adaptation, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS was a modest hit for Fox a couple of years ago, and now it's getting a sequel, DEATH ON THE NILE, with Branagh himself returning as famed detective Hercule Poirot. Disney, who inherited the in-production film after the Fox merger, just released a brand-new trailer that promises another glamourous whodunit. 

According to their release: 

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement. “Death on the Nile” reunites the filmmaking team behind 2017’s global hit “Murder on the Orient Express,” and stars five-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh as the iconic detective Hercule Poirot. He is joined by an all-star cast of suspects, including: Tom Bateman, four-time Oscar® nominee Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders and Letitia Wright. “Death on the Nile” is written by Michael Green, adapted from Christie’s novel, and is produced by Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund and Kevin J. Walsh, with Matthew Jenkins, James Prichard and Matthew Prichard serving as executive producers.

That's quite the star-studded ensemble. Of course, like it's predecessor, DEATH ON THE NILE was previously made into a star-studded film, which had Peter Ustinov as Poirot, Mia Farrow, David Niven and more. This version of the classic tale is set to hit theaters on October 23, 2020.