Acclaimed Hollywood icon Kenneth Branagh boards Murder On The Orient Express as Hercule Poirot

Acclaimed Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh who last brought Disney’s Cinderella back to the big screen has reportedly signed on to the latest adaptation of the famous Agatha Christie novel; Murder On The Orient Express!

ComingSoon.net​ report that Branagh will take the Director’s chair as well as star in Murder On The Orient Express as Hercule Poirot, who is tasked to investigate a murder on the world's most famous train - but which of the many suspicious passengers on board is to blame?

Written by Blade Runner 2 scribe Michael Green, Murder On The Orient Express​ will be Produced by Branagh alongside ​Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg and Mark Gordon.

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