‘Fukrey’ star Ali Fazal is going places, after ‘Victoria & Abdul’ the talented actor has bagged another Hollywood project. The ‘Mirzapur’ star will be seen romancing none other than Wonder Woman in for Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile. The movie is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s book of the same name.
As reported by a source to Hollywood Reporter, the film’s plot revolves around master detective Hercule Poirot, who is on vacation in Egypt and becomes involved in a love triangle gone murderously bad. The film will explore the investigation Hercule Poirot sets upon due to certain mysterious events that occur on a cruise ship on the Nile. A murder. As the investigation goes on and a handful of suspects come into question, several of the suspects also meet their demise, further deepening the mystery.
No details of Ali Fazal’s character have been divulged as yet by the makers. Fazal will join the cast that will see the return of Branagh as Poirot, as well as Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer and Letitia Wright. The film script is written by Michael Green, also an Oscar nominee for Logan. The movie is said to be a follow up of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’.
The cast is set to begin filming this month in London and other parts of Europe. The Kenneth Branagh directorial is aiming for a December 2020 release.
On the home front, Ali is gearing for Prassthanam. The movie also features Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Chunky Panday and Manisha Koirala among others.
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