Fox To Remake “Orient Express”
Fox is taking a trip on the Orient Express, closing deals for a remake of Sidney Lumet’s 1974 detective drama “Murder on the Orient Express†with Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon and Simon Kinberg on board to produce. Scott is not directing and no writers have been hired yet, but you just know they will put it on steroids, the way the movies have recently put Sherlock Holmes on steroids. “Murder on the Orient Express,†based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie, starred Albert Finney as the genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigating the murder of an American tycoon aboard the train. The all-star cast of suspects were portrayed by Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset (pictured), Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave and Michael York (pictured). “Orient Express†was a commercial success with $35 million in U.S. grosses. It was also nominated for six Academy Awards, with Bergman — portraying a Swedish missionary — winning her third Oscar, her first in the supporting category.
