Death on the Nile Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Drama Adaptation Sequel

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Death on the Nile.

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  Kenneth Branagh

  ... Hercule Poirot

  The King of Kings, Oppenheimer

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  Gal Gadot

  ... Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

  Snow White, Ben Hur

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  Tom Bateman

  ... Bouc

  Kid Snow, Thirteen Lives

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  Armie Hammer

  The Social Network, Mirror Mirror

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  Annette Bening

  ... Euphemia

  The Bride!, 20th Century Women

• L
  Letitia Wright

  Aisha, Sing 2

• A
  Ali Fazal

  Rule Breakers, Kandahar

• D
  Dawn French

  Coraline (15th Anniversary re-release), The Magician's Elephant

• R
  Rose Leslie

  Morgan, The Turning

• E
  Emma Mackey

  Ella McCay, Barbie

• S
  Sophie Okonedo

  After Earth, Hellboy

• J
  Jennifer Saunders

  Patrick, 200% Wolf

Crew Behind the Film

The Death on the Nile behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kenneth Branagh last directed A Haunting in Venice and Belfast. The film's writer Michael Green last wrote Carry-On and A Haunting in Venice.

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Screenwriter

Michael Green

Producers

Simon Kinberg
Ridley Scott
Kevin Walsh

Production Details

What we know about the Death on the Nile movie production.

Key Facts

• 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 (9/14/2020).
• Gal Gadot will play Linnet Ridgeway Doyle, a rich heiress who falls in love with Simon (Deadline, 9/28/18).
• Kenneth Branagh is expected to return as director and reprise his role as Poirot in this sequel to 2017's Murder on the Orient Express (Hollywood Reporter, 11/20/17).
• Based on Agatha Christie's novel.

Production Updates for Death on the Nile

Nov 2020

Completed

Changed Death on the Nile movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to shoot fall 2019.

Feb 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Nov 2017

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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