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This will be the ninth film in which Branagh has directed and starred, though only the second time since 2000; he directed and played the villain in 2014’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The 1974 take on Orient Express, directed by Sidney Lumet, was nominated for six Academy Awards, including one for Albert Finney who played Poirot. The film was a star-studded affair — Lauren Bacall, Vanessa Redgrave, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins — so we can hope for some fun casting announcements in the weeks to come. No word yet on who’s in line to play Ingrid Bergman’s Oscar-winning role.

Branagh’s last directorial effort was this past February’s Cinderella, which remains one of 2015’s top ten domestic money-makers.