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Death on the Nile (★★☆☆☆) miscalculates from the start, marching into a mystery Christie herself showed no interest in exploring: the origins of Hercule Poirot’s trademark mustache.Director and star Kenneth Branagh, helming his second Christie adaptation following the 2017 hit Murder on the Orient Express, digs into a black-and-white, WWI-set prologue that firmly establishes Belgian sleuth Poirot as the film’s romantic hero.Christie’s sturdy plots and colorful characters certainly invite inventive reinterpretation, but it feels misguided making this or any Poirot story more about the man solving the mystery, than about the mystery that Poirot must solve.The sprightlier 1978 version of Death on the Nile, directed by John Guillermin and scripted by Sleuth playwright Anthony Shaffer, struck a more satisfying balance between the famous detective and the cast of suspects all harboring motives for murder.That whodunnit boasted a lineup of eccentric legends — Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, David Niven, and, of course, Peter Ustinov as Poirot — inhabiting Dame Agatha’s larger-than-life characters while swooning about in Anthony Powell’s Oscar-winning ’30s-era costumes.The result was gloriously camp, as much as it was wickedly intriguing.

The long-awaited movie Death on the Nile has finally arrived in theaters and audiences checking out the film this weekend will probably wonder if they should stick around for an end credits scene.

produced another PR liability for the studio in the interim. That said, “Death on the Nile” is projected by independent trackers for an opening between $11-13 million. That would be less than half of the opening of its predecessor, “Murder on the Orient Express,” which opened to $28.6 million in November 2017 and in its previews made $1.6 million.

The stars of Death on the Nile are gearing up for the release of their new movie!

Naman Ramachandran Principal photography for “Man & Witch,” an homage to the fantasy films of the 1980s, has wrapped after a six-week shoot on location in Scotland and Los Angeles. The film, directed by Michael Hines (“Still Game”) marks the comeback of child star Tami Stronach, best known for her role as the Childlike Empress in “The NeverEnding Story” (1984).

EXCLUSIVE: Fantasy film Man & Witch has announced the addition of Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, Shrek), Eddie Izzard (The Riches, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Daniel Portman (Game of Thrones), Bill Bailey, (Black Books, Spaced), and more as shooting wraps in Los Angeles and Scotland.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are not only a beloved comedy partnership but they are also the very best of friends. So there was no way that Dawn was going to let Jennifer's birthday pass by without a little fanfare.The Vicar of Dibley star shared two tributes – one on Instagram and one on Twitter – in celebration of Jennifer's 63rd birthday on 6 July.

Netflix comedy series, The Pentaverate, with six additional cast members announced.As well as Myers, the new show will feature Ken Jeong (Community, Crazy Rich Asians), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele, The Lion King), Debi Mazar (Goodfellas), Richard McCabe (The Audience, Eye In The Sky), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), and Lydia West (Years And Years, It’s A Sin), according to Variety.The Pentaverate will follow five men who have been working to influence world events as part of a

Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia West have joined the cast of The Pentaverate, Netflix’s previously untitled half-hour comedy limited series, produced by and starring Mike Myers.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMike Myers’ new Netflix comedy series has officially been titled “The Pentaverate,” with the show adding six new cast members.Ken Jeong (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Community”), Keegan-Michael Key (“Schmigadoon,” “The Prom,” “Lion King”), Debi Mazar (“Goodfellas,” “Younger”), Richard McCabe (“The Audience,” “Eye in the Sky”), Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous,” “Death on the Nile”), and Lydia West (“Years and Years,” “It’s a Sin”) will all appear alongside Myers in the

The Young Ones and Bottom actor recalled his ordeal to his thousands of Twitter followers yesterday (May 3), saying that the fire service “didn’t snigger too much” at the incident.In replies to his window cleaning mishap, Edmondson said that his wife, fellow comedian Jennifer Saunders, shut the window that he’d been cleaning from the outside.

Red Nose Day without The Vicar of Dibley, and this year, Geraldine caught up with a very special friend. Dawn French is synonymous with the BBC's fundraising event, whether it's reuniting with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders or treating fans of her beloved sitcom to special visits to Dibley.

Gallery: Happy Birthday, Laura Dern! (BANG Showbiz)"When Dawn and I get together, we talk a lot. She helps me sort out my feelings about things and people.

Gallery: 10 things you should know about Bryce Dallas Howard (BANG Showbiz)She added: "My mum literally used to write scripts on the way to read-throughs. " Jennifer, who played Edina alongside Joanna Lumley's Patsy on the iconic British sitcom, confessed: "It's absolutely true.

Animated musical Sing has flown to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart for the first time.

Whoopi Goldberg is exiting a project.

Whoopi Goldberg will not be reprising her role as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act The Musical.

Whoopi Goldberg won’t be falling back into the old habit after all: The View moderator has canceled plans to appear in an upcoming London revival of Sister Act The Musical due to the production’s pandemic-caused postponement.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK judge Michelle Visage has revealed the one star the show has been trying to get on the judging panel for years. Speaking to The Huffington Post ahead of the new season of Drag Race UK, the former Strictly Come Dancing star reeled off a list of names she'd like to see as a guest judge on the show, including Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Madonna, Adele and Victoria Beckham.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Fans of Michael Sheen were treated to a series of throwback snaps of the actor during ITV's Jennifer Saunders’ Memory Lane, which saw the Ab Fab star team up with Michael to explore his childhood town.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Jennifer Saunders is back on our screens for a new programme – and it's a little different from what you might be used to. Instead of seeing our favourite comedy actress dressed as Edina from Absolutely Fabulous, Jennifer is taking a trip down memory lane, and she's bringing a famous guest with her.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Celebrity Antiques Road Trip is one of those programme that never fails to lift spirits.  The BBC show, which first aired back in 2011, has seen the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Craig Revel Horwood and Kelly Brook take part over the years.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are shuttering their production company, Saunders & French Productions, after it has been operating for more than 28 years.The UK comedy heroes first set up their TV company in 1992 and it co-produced the iconic BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, which was adapted into a movie by BBC Films four years ago.French and Saunders have filed for voluntary liquidation, and Mustafa Abdulali and Neil Dingley of insolvency company

Death on the Nile features comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a more serious big-budget affair than they're used to.Joining Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on today's (October 20) edition of This Morning, French (who plays Mrs Bowers opposite Saunders' Marie van Schuyler) hailed director Sir Kenneth Branagh for his "brave" decision with the casting.

French and Saunders: Titting About, she revealed that she ‘doesn’t give a f**k’.Yes, girl!!!Speaking to Jennifer Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley actress said: ‘I’ve gone back to being an entire barrel but do you know what, I’m going to be 63 this year, I don’t give a f***, I really don’t, so long as I can walk.’‘I’m not going to be stingy to myself anymore. I never did dislike anything about my body, even when I was very, very fat.

Kenneth Branagh returns to direct and star as Hercule Poirot, but he didn’t come alone.  The film also stars Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, Tom Bateman, and Emma Mackey.The plot, is, of course, a murder, and again, everyone is a suspect. ‘Death on the Nile’ releases on October 23, 2020.

EW in May. Adding: 'We are continuing to fly the flag for the big screen experience. We're prone to the challenges of social distancing and isolation (but) so far so good.' The film is set to be released October 23, 2020. Read more

Death on the Nile, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express has just been given a glamorous new trailer.The Agatha Christie adaptation sees Branagh reprising his role as famed Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot as he investigates another murder.Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer lead a star-studded cast that also includes Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, Sex Education’s Emma Mackey, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders and Russell Brand."Around 7,000 jobs to be axed in further M&S

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