In "Death on the Nile" Hammer's role is so central that it would have been difficult to edit him out. He denied them, but his career has since gone downhill, and police in Los Angeles are still investigating. An Egyptian spice market on the banks of the Nile was staged in the Cotswold Water Park west of London.Īlthough the thriller had already finished filming in 2019, soon after that serious allegations of sexual assault emerged surrounding actor Armie Hammer ("Call Me By Your Name"). The sets also needed plenty of time, and the construction of the temple ruins of Aswan alone took 10 weeks, while the spectacular steamer required 30 weeks. "Everything about the story is now younger and sexier, literally and aesthetically."ĭuring the pandemic, this Disney production, which according to media reports cost around $90 million, was on hold for a long time, much like the repeatedly postponed new Bond movie. Branagh said he wanted a more "youthful approach" with his adaptation. "Death on the Nile," published in 1937, was written after a trip to Egypt. They are not the stuff of horror and you know you can count on a clean resolution in the end. Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in a scene from 'Death on the Nile.' (DPA)ĭespite the murder at the heart of them, Agatha Christie's detective stories have something soothing about them.
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