Jamie Lee Curtisis saying goodbye to the beloved character with the release of .“It’s very emotional,” Curtis tells ET. “I said a farewell to a group of people that I've made three movies with.
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BritBox presented its upcoming series on Wednesday at the 2022 virtual edition of the Television Critics Association winter press tour, including a new series written and directed by Hugh Laurie.
A mystery with a comedic bent, “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” stars Lucy Boynton (“Bohemian Rhapsody”, “The Politician”) and Will Poulter (“The Revenant”, “Midsommar”), while Laurie (“Veep”, “House”) also appears, playing Dr. James Nicholson, clinical director of the sanatorium near the Bassington-French estate, Merroway Court. Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson also star.
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“Based on the iconic 1934 Agatha Christie novel, ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’ follows the local Vicar’s son, Bobby Jones (Poulter), and his whip-smart friend, socialite Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent (Boynton) on their crime-solving adventure after they discover the crumpled body of a dying man who, with his last breath, gasps the cryptic question of the title,” explains the synopsis. “Armed only with a photograph of a beautiful young woman found in the dead man’s pocket, these amateur detectives pursue, and are pursued by, the answer to the mystery.”
Laurie discussed the project during a virtual session at the Television Critics Association press tour earlier this week.
“I always thought the novel had a kind of comic spirit to it,” said Laurie. “My theory is — and I’ve got no evidence for this and I don’t want the evidence because if I find the evidence, my theory won’t hold up, I know. But Agatha Christie published this novel a year after Dashiell Hammett published The Thin Man. And I have it in my mind that she either read it, The Thin Man, or she saw the film which came out
Jamie Lee Curtisis saying goodbye to the beloved character with the release of .“It’s very emotional,” Curtis tells ET. “I said a farewell to a group of people that I've made three movies with.
began in January and wrapped this month. “I’ve made great friends and have collaborated with wonderful artists on these three movies and today my part in the film has been completed and with it the END for me of this trilogy.“It’s all because of the fans who have always supported me and more importantly, Laurie,” the “Knives Out” star added before giving a hat tip to production companies Blumhouse, Trancas, Miramax, Rough House Pictures and Universal Pictures.A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie)She also paid tribute to her “Strode Strong women” co-stars Judy Greer, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fixture Kyle Richards and Andi Matichak — and even shouted out her “nemesis,” James Jude Courtney, a k a the masked murderer Michael Myers himself.“I love this crew and cast and I will miss you all,” Curtis concluded.
Aaron Evans showcased his incredible parkour skills while appearing on the series premiere of “America’s Got Talent: Extreme”.
Ioan Gruffudd has filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order against his estranged wife Alice Evans amid their ongoing divorce. Online records show Gruffudd filed a petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, February 15, requesting Evans to stay 100 yards away from him and his current girlfriend, Bianca Wallace, an actress.
Ioan Gruffudd has filed against his estranged wife Alice Evans.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“In Treatment” is once again ending its session. The HBO drama, which returned for a fourth season in 2021 after a decade-long break, won’t be returning for more episodes, HBO/HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys confirmed to Variety.The reimagined new season earned star Uzo Aduba an Emmy nomination in the lead drama actress category for her role as therapist Dr. Brooke Taylor; Anthony Ramos, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Benjamin Hickey, Quintessa Swindell and Joel Kinnaman also starred in the revival.
After teasing fans with quick glimpses over the past several months, Focus Features today revealed the full official trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era. The follow-up to 2019’s feature adaptation of the beloved TV series appears to have two major plot strands, one involving a mystery and the other a movie; there’s also a wedding afoot. Check out the trailer above.
Millie Mackintosh recently enjoyed a lavish date night with her husband Hugo Taylor, marking the pair's first outing since welcoming their second baby last year. Former Made in Chelsea star Millie, 32, gave birth to baby daughter Aurelia back in November, after she and Hugo, 35, welcomed their first daughter, Sienna, two years ago.
Death on the Nile (★★☆☆☆) miscalculates from the start, marching into a mystery Christie herself showed no interest in exploring: the origins of Hercule Poirot’s trademark mustache.Director and star Kenneth Branagh, helming his second Christie adaptation following the 2017 hit Murder on the Orient Express, digs into a black-and-white, WWI-set prologue that firmly establishes Belgian sleuth Poirot as the film’s romantic hero.Christie’s sturdy plots and colorful characters certainly invite inventive reinterpretation, but it feels misguided making this or any Poirot story more about the man solving the mystery, than about the mystery that Poirot must solve.The sprightlier 1978 version of Death on the Nile, directed by John Guillermin and scripted by Sleuth playwright Anthony Shaffer, struck a more satisfying balance between the famous detective and the cast of suspects all harboring motives for murder.That whodunnit boasted a lineup of eccentric legends — Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, David Niven, and, of course, Peter Ustinov as Poirot — inhabiting Dame Agatha’s larger-than-life characters while swooning about in Anthony Powell’s Oscar-winning ’30s-era costumes.The result was gloriously camp, as much as it was wickedly intriguing.
The long-awaited movie Death on the Nile has finally arrived in theaters and audiences checking out the film this weekend will probably wonder if they should stick around for an end credits scene.
BritBox presented its upcoming series on Tuesday at the 2022 virtual edition of the Television Critics Association winter press tour, including a new series written and directed by Hugh Laurie.
Adrien Brody is joining the cast.
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Hugh Laurie is stepping behind the camera to bring a new adaptation of the 1934 Agatha Christie novel,, to BritBox. The limited-run series, written and directed by the former star, tells the story of two amateur detectives who get in over their heads investigating a murder. It also features an all-star cast, which ET has an exclusive sneak peek of in the video above.
BritBox North America has struck a deal for three Agatha Christie adaptations and is to double its creative and investment output.
K.J. Yossman Streamer BritBox has extended its production partnership with the Agatha Christie estate.BritBox, which is jointly owned by BBC Studios and ITV, has signed on for three more productions with Agatha Christie Limited and Mamoth Screen.The trio have already collaborated on an adaptation of Christie’s novel “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (pictured above) starring Emma Thompson and Will Poulter, which will premiere on the platform in April.BritBox have not yet confirmed which of the author’s prolific output they will be working on next but they have said each of the three adaptations will be “steered by a distinctive voice – a director, a writer or auteur – bringing an entirely new perspective and style to Agatha Christie’s novels.” BritBox was set to make the announcement Wednesday during its portion of the Television Critics Association winter virtual press tour.
A new trailer for Chris Evans‘ Pixar movie Lightyear just dropped, featuring him in the title role.