Depp, Pfeiffer lead all-star “ Murder On The Orient Express” remake

While the “Murder on the Orient Express” remake suffered a slight setback when Angelina Jolie departed, the project has managed to bounce back and then some: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and the legendary Dame Judi Dench have been cast the film. They join director Kenneth Branagh, who will also play the main detective, Hercule Poirot. Johnny Depp will play Rachett, Michelle Pfeiffer will play Mrs. Hubbard, Ridley will play Mary Debenham and Dench will play Princess Dragomiroff in the Agatha Christie classic.

While these names are enough to get any film fan excited, the list of new actors who've been added doesn't end there. Here are the rest of the principal players: Lucy Boynton as Countess Andrenyi; Tom Bateman as Bouc; Tony-winner Derek Jacobi as Masterman; Michael Pena as Marquez and Leslie Odom Jr. as Doctor Arbuthnot.

Written by Agatha Christie and published in 1934, “Murder on the Orient Express” remains one of the most famous crime novels nearly a century later. The story has been adapted numerous times in other media, but the most famous adaptation is the 1974 theatrical movie, which starred Albert Finney, Sean Connery and Lauren Bacall, among others. Just like the other versions, the remake will revolve around a murder on the eponymous train, and it's up to Hercule Poirot to investigate the passengers and learn who committed the crime.

Written by Michael Green, “Murder on the Orient Express” will begin production in London starting sometime in November, but no release date has been assigned yet.

Source: Cinemablend