First Trailer and Poster For ‘Death on the Nile’ Have Debuted

The first trailer and teaser poster from 20th Century Studios’ daring mystery-thriller Death on the Nile are here. This tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy, which is directed by and stars five-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (Thor, Cinderella) and features an all-star cast of suspects, opens in U.S. theaters October 23, 2020.

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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s (Branagh) 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.

Death on the Nile reunites the filmmaking team behind 2017’s global hit Murder on the Orient Express, also features an all-star cast of suspects, including: Tom Bateman, four-time Oscar® nominee Annette Bening (Captain Marvel), Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Ali Fazal (Furious 7), Dawn French (Coraline), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger), Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo (Christopher Robin), Jennifer Saunders (Shrek 2) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther).

Death on the Nile is written by Michael Green, adapted from Christie’s novel, and is produced by Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund and Kevin J. Walsh, with Matthew Jenkins, James Prichard and Matthew Prichard serving as executive producers.

Via 20th Century Studios