william dafoe is playing poirot in the new film.
who is playing poirot in the new film?
william dafoe
20th century fox announced the project in december 2013. michael green wrote the screenplay for a new film adaptation of "murder on the orient express". on june 16, 2015, it was reported fox was in talks with kenneth branagh to direct. on november 20, 2015, it was announced that branagh would both direct the film and star in the role of detective hercule poirot. he later said that he "enjoyed finding the sort of obsessive-compulsive in [poirot] rather than the dandy."
murder on the orient express (2017 film)
albert finney played poirot in 1974 in the cinematic version of "murder on the orient express". as of today, finney is the only actor to receive an academy award nomination for playing poirot, though he did not win.





















































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peter ustinov played poirot six times, starting with "death on the nile" (1978). he reprised the role in "evil under the sun" (1982) and "appointment with death" (1988).





















































christie's daughter rosalind hicks observed ustinov during a rehearsal and said, ""that's" not poirot! he isn't at all like that!" ustinov overheard and remarked "he is "now!""
hercule poirot