


It is equally natural that Branagh, as both director and star, and screenwriter Michael Green chose "Death on the Nile." It, too, has a travelogue element, a big ensemble cast, a horrific yet baffling murder, and plenty of room for Poirot to strut his stuff. So naturally, the studio decided to make a sequel, and there are plenty more Poirot stories from which to mine.

The 2017 film "Murder on the Orient Express", Kenneth Branagh's first go-round as the flamboyant and shrewd detective Hercule Poirot, one of author Agatha Christie's greatest creations, was a solid success at the box office, and a pleasantly diverting mystery bolstered by a stacked ensemble cast. It's not just the timing of storytelling beats, but the timing of when the sequel arrives to begin with. Potential spoilers for "Death on the Nile," a book initially published 85 years ago, follow.Ī good sequel is often heavily reliant on timing.
