Published 10:08 IST, September 12th 2019
Ali Fazal cast with 'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot in 'Death On The Nile'
After his major motion picture titular lead in Victoria and Abdul, actor Ali Fazal will now be starring opposite Gal Gadot, the Wonder Woman. Details inside.
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Actor Ali Fazal is set to share screen space with "Wonder Woman" star Gald Gadot in 20th Century Fox's upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile". The film is a follow-up to the studio's 2017 blockbuster "Murder on the Orient Express", also an adaptation of Christie's novel of the same name. Kenneth Branagh, who helmed the first part, will return to the director's chair for the new project and reprise his role of the mustachioed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
Fazal has made a name for himself in Hollywood with films such as "Furious 7" and period drama "Victoria & Abdul", also starring veteran actor Judi Dench. In a statement, the 32-year-old actor said, "Yes, I am part of this wonderful journey and I look forward to being a part of it. My mother and I have always been huge fans of Agatha Christie novels." "Death on the Nile" will chronicle Poirot's vacation in Egypt where he discovers a murder on the banks of river Nile as a love triangle goes awry.
Armie Hammer and Letitia Wright are also aboard the cast, while Russell Brand and Annette Bening are in talks to join. The film will go on floors later this month. Filming will take place in London and parts of Europe. "Death on the Nile" has been previously adapted into a 1978 film, with Peter Ustinov as Poirot along with Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Maggie Smith, among others.
FAZAL SIGNS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY
Actor Ali Fazal, who stars in Stephen Frears' "Victoria & Abdul" opposite Judi Dench, has signed with the international talent agency Julian Belfrage Associates. The English film is slated to hit the theatres on September 22. In Bollywood, Ali will next be seen in "Fukrey Returns" and "Tadka" with Taapsee Pannu. The agency is best known for its A-list clients like Daniel Day Lewis, Jude Law and Judi Dench.
"I am really excited to be signed on by Julian Belfrage Associates who manage some of the best talent out there and I am really excited for this new dimension and beginning. It's a new market for me," Fazal said in a statement.
10:01 IST, September 12th 2019