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Acclaimed author Jackie Collins’ bestselling novel Lovers & Gamblers is to be reworked for TV by Sarah Phelps, the director of a host of BBC Agatha Christie adaptations.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Borja González Santaolalla, who co-penned Jaume Balagueró’s movie “Way Down,” and Ángel Agudo, a scribe on Atresmedia’s “Luimelia,” have boarded the family TV series project “Harrogate Detective Agency” as its director and co-scribe respectively.Inspired by Agatha Christie novels, the TV series project has been created by C.J.

K.J. Yossman Emma Thompson (“Cruella”) has joined the cast of BritBox’s upcoming Agatha Christie adaptation “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?”“Paddington 2’s” Jim Broadbent will also appear in the three-part series.Thompson and Broadbent will play British aristocrats Lord and Lady Marcham.

K.J. Yossman Lucy Boynton (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Will Poulter (“The Revenant”) are set to star in Hugh Laurie’s adaptation of “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?”, one of Agatha Christie’s earliest murder mystery novels.Laurie (“House”) is set to direct and act in the three-part series for BritBox North America, in which he plays the creepy Dr.

The Revenant star Will Poulter and Bohemian Rhapsody’s Lucy Boynton are to lead the cast of Hugh Laurie’s three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Manolo Cardona has come a long way since “Beverly Hills Chihua­hua.” The Colombian actor had a recurring stint on Netflix’s “Narcos” and has now returned to the streamer headlining one of its hottest Spanish­ language series: “¿Quién Mató a Sara?” (“Who Killed Sara?”).There, he plays Álex Guzmán, an ex-­convict, a hacker extraordinaire and the titular character’s brother.

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statement Monday on Facebook.A master of period detail, he earned his Oscars for “Travels With My Aunt” (1972), the Agatha Christie adaptation “Death on the Nile” (1978) and “Tess” (1979).

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Agatha Christie’s Sven Hjerson” takes top honors at MipTV’s MipDrama; ScreenSkills launches an ambitious unscripted training program in the U.K.; San Sebastian opens the call for its Europe-Latin America co-production forum; We Are Parable plans 18 months of events to celebrate Black filmmakers in the U.K.; WarnerMedia commits ($344,650) to Sam Mendes’ Theatre Artist Fund; Channel 5 announces four new historical unscripted specials; and NewImages

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a biggie: House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie has signed up to write, direct, and executive produce an adaptation of Agatha Christie novel Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? for BritBox in North America.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFew titles which will have been presented at this Friday’s MipDrama look as ingenious in their invention as “Agatha Christie’s Hjerson.”Anyone looking for a series of novels in the Poirot or Marple vein will look in vain.

Just over a year ago, it looked like an open-and-shut case. In February 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during a quarterly earnings call that the company was officially moving ahead on a sequel toKnivesOut, the surprise box office and critical smash whodunnit starring Daniel Craig and written and directed by Rian Johnson.

Agatha and Poirot: Partners in Crime (ITV). A beautifully besuited Richard E Grant took us through the author’s life and the creation of her most beloved character, aided by archive recordings.

Rian Johnson‘s whodunnit “Knives Out” helped re-establish the filmmaker after the successful but fan-polarizing “Star Wars” installment, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” It gave us a fantastic new detective with Daniel Craig charming Southern crime novelist Benoit Blanc, a tongue-in-cheek take on Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot. “Knives Out” landed at MRC in a single picture deal and distributed by Lionsgate, but there is word that streaming giant Netflix is aiming to nab sequels.

Disney have said that Armie Hammer’s role in Death on the Nile is “not currently” due to be reshot or recast.Variety reports that a source close to Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation says there are no plans to replace Hammer – who plays the film’s male lead – in light of recent allegations of sexual assault.“It seems like the only way to go with this is to come out front and say: ‘Hundreds of people worked on this project, and we’re not scrapping it because of one individual,’” a rival

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine David Suchet is known and adored for his portrayal of iconic Agatha Christie detective, Hercule Poirot, a role he championed for 25 years. However, his stint as the famed character came to an end in 2013 when Poirot died after solving his final case – something that David described as the "saddest" day in his acting career.

and. The latter is a murder mystery about a wrongfully accused man seeking revenge.

EXCLUSIVE: Former ABC chief Paul Lee’s independent studio wiip is developing a TV series exploring the teenage years of Agatha Christie, the iconic British crime writer behind genre-defining characters including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

The BBC and Amazon have signed up The Crown’s Claire Foy and WandaVision star Paul Bettany to headline the long-awaited second season of A Very English Scandal.

Also Read: How 'R#J' Cast and Filmmakers Brought Shakespeare Into the Diverse, Digital Age (Video)Khoosat has gained a reputation in Pakistan for being a writer of many interests, penning scripts for sitcoms, soap operas and even Agatha Christie adaptations among other genres. But “Circus of Life” is one of his most serious stories yet, collaborating with screenwriter Nirmal Bano to explore social media’s impact on modern Muslim life.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSven Hjerson, the debonair Scandinavian master detective invented by crime writer Ariadne Oliver, a character in Agatha Christie’s novels, will get his own series, set in modern-day Stockholm.In “Agatha Christie’s Sven Hjerson,” Hanna Alström plays Klara Sandberg, a former trash TV producer who successfully pitches a true-life crime show starring Hjerson, who would solve a real crime each week.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSven Hjerson, the debonair Scandinavian master detective invented by crime writer Ariadne Oliver, a character in Agatha Christie’s novels, will get his own series, set in modern-day Stockholm.In “Agatha Christie’s Sven Hjerson,” Hanna Alström plays Klara Sandberg, a former trash TV producer, who successfully pitches a true-life crime show starring Hjerson, who would solve a real crime each week.

Dave McNary Film ReporterFlorence Pugh is producing and starring in the murder mystery “The Maid” for Universal Pictures, based on Nita Prose’s debut novel of the same name.Universal announced Wednesday it had acquired the rights to the “The Maid,” set for publication in 2022 via Penguin Random House in the U.S.

“Death on the Nile” had been set to hit theatres on Dec. 18, but that will no longer be happening.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is developing a film franchise based on the works of Agatha Christie. The series will feature an entirely new pair of lead investigators.The first film, due to shoot in early 2021, will introduce a young heroine who is thrown into solving a murder, and teams up with an unlikely companion to solve the case.

Lindsay Blake There are strange true crime cases and there are those that are downright bizarre. The death of Kathleen Peterson falls into the latter category.

Naman Ramachandran While most actors have a long wait ahead of them before their next starring role is devoured by audiences, actor Ali Fazal has two major performances coming out: Season 2 of Amazon India Original series “Mirzapur,” streaming Oct. 23, and a feature role in Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation “Death on the Nile,” set for release Dec.