First trailer for 'Murder on the Orient Express' establishes the all-star ensemble for the mystery remake

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By Darian Scalamoni 

            We’ve been talking about this one for quite a while and now we finally have our first footage in the trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s (Thor, Cinderella) remake of Murder on the Orient Express! Branagh does double duty in the movie as he’s not only behind the camera but also in front of it as the lead, Detective Hercule Poirot.

            The film has one of the best casts of the year and takes place on a packed train where one of the passengers is murdered which leads to Poirot to take matters in his own hands and narrowing his suspects. The original 1974 feature that was directed by Sidney Lumet is a classic so Branagh has his hands full but with this cast, it’ll be hard for him to do wrong. Having said that, I was expecting a little more from this trailer but I guess with such a simple premise it’s not needed. I’m still very excited to see how this turns out and love the production and character design based on what I’ve seen so far.

            Check out the first trailer below for Murder on the Orient Express! The film stars Branagh, Johnny Dep, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom Jr., Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Sergei Polunin and Josh Gad. Murder on the Orient Express opens everywhere on November 10^th!