Kenneth Branagh's Murder On the Orient Express won't be the only Agatha Christie adaptation hitting theaters this fall. Crooked House, which stars Glenn Close and Christina Hendricks with a script by Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes, is also on the way and an intriguing new trailer has arrived.
Max Irons stars as Charles Hayward, a private detective charged with solving a gruesome murder in which everybody is a suspect, including Sophia, his client and former lover. Sounds like classic Christie, and with a supporting cast that includes Stefanie Martini, Gillian Anderson, Terence Stamp, and Christian McKay this is already worth a look.
Of concern is director Gilles Paquet-Brenner, who adapted Gillian Flynn's novel Dark Places into boring, mediocre junk with zero atmosphere. Hopefully that doesn't happen again. Crooked House hits VOD on November 21st, followed by a theatrical run beginning December 22nd.
