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BritBox To Produce Three Agatha Christie Adaptations As Streamer Doubles Creative & Investment Output
BritBox North America has struck a deal for three Agatha Christie adaptations and is to double its creative and investment output.
Head Emily Powers unveiled the news at this morning’s TCAs, at which point she revealed BritBox is co-producer on ITV’s The Confessions of Frannie Langton and has acquired the same network…
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Studiocanal, The Picture Company Plot Agatha Christie Adaptation ‘Endless Night’; Preston Thompson Adapting
EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal and The Picture Company are turning the Agatha Christie thriller classic Endless Night into a feature. They have hired up-and-coming scribe Preston Thompson to adapt it.
Published in 1967, the book follows a young couple who fall in love and move to a secluded property in the countryside of…
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Wiip Sets Up TV Series On Teenage Years Of British Crime Writing Icon Agatha Christie
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.
Wiip has enlisted UK writers Rebecca Pollock and Kas Graham, who penned Ruth…
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BritBox To Become The “Comprehensive” Home Of Agatha Christie In America
BritBox says it is going to house the most “comprehensive” collection of Agatha Christie adaptations in North America after inking a deal with the estate of the British author.
The streaming service, which is operated by ITV and the BBC, has added to its existing catalog of Christie titles by acquiring further rights…
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‘Seberg’ Scribes Anna Waterhouse & Joe Shrapnel To Adapt Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ For 20th Century Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Seberg screenwriters and husband-and-wife writing partners Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel have been set by 20th Century Studios to adapt the Agatha Christie classic And Then There Were None. Disney will keep the film in its pre-World War II period in which Christie wrote the novel, but with a fresh take…
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Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple Headed To TV Via Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories
Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories has inked a deal with Agatha Christie Ltd to develop a new TV series centered on Christie’s iconic sleuth Miss Marple. The latest incarnation will be based on the author’s Miss Marple books and short stories, and will be co-developed by the Big Little Lies producer and Endeavor Content…
Gal Gadot To Star In ‘Death On The Nile’ Redo At Fox
EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot has been set to star in Death on the Nile, the latest Agatha Christie adaptation set up at 20th Century Fox with Kenneth Branagh directing and reprising his role as Poirot. The project came together last year as the studio was finding success with its Christie ensemble Murder on the Orient…
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Amazon Picks Up U.S. Rights To Agatha Christie Dramas
Amazon has struck a multi-show deal with Agatha Christie Productions for U.S. rights to the upcoming seven dramas based on the author's works. Ordeal By Innocence is the first adaptation out the door, with filming starting in Scotland this month. The three-part mini, produced by Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Scre…
Johnny Depp To Star in ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ At Fox
UPDATE: Studio has announced that Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Michael Pena and Judi Dench will join the picture in supporting roles. Studio’s release is included under Deadline’s original scoop on Johnny Depp.
EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp is in talks to star for director Kenneth Branagh in the Murder On The Orient Expre…
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Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson Join Max Irons & Glenn Close For Agatha Christie’s ‘Crooked House’
EXCLUSIVE: Agatha Christie is finally headed back to the big screen.
Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Stefanie Martini, Terence Stamp and Honor Kneafsey are joining Max Irons and Glenn Close to star in an upcoming adaptation of Christie's whodunit Crooked House, which has started shooting in and around…
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Ben Affleck & Fox Plot ‘Witness For The Prosecution’
EXCLUSIVE: 2oth Century Fox is closing on a deal that will have Ben Affleck directing and starring in Witness For The Prosecution, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie short story and play that first hit the big screen in 1957. Christopher Keyser will write the script, and Affleck will produce with Jennifer Todd, Matt…
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Andrea Riseborough To Board BBC’s Agatha Christie Adaptation ‘The Witness For The Prosecution’
EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Riseborough has signed on to play the role of Romaine in the BBC’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution. The two-parter will be a Christmas special for the broadcaster. Penned by Sarah Phelps, a longtime writer on popular soap Eastenders, the story is based on one of Agatha…
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