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The British commercial broadcaster ITV has renewed an output deal with producer Chorion for eight new Agatha Christie films.

The deal includes a new adaptation of Christie’s most famous novel, Murder on the Orient Express.

TV said that it will air a new take on Murder on the Orient Express next year, featuring an all-star cast. It will be filmed during the 75th anniversary year of the first publication of Christie’s original 1934 novel.

The deal with Chorion, who owns rights to the Christie estate, also includes the production of four new Miss Marple films, starring Julia McKenzie, and four Hercule Poirot films, featuring David Suchet, expected to air in 2009-10.

ITV director of drama
Laura Mackie said, “The franchises have enduring appeal for viewers. There is always an appetite for a really good whodunit, and these really are the best whodunits on television."
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LONDON -- ITV has commissioned eight new Agatha Christie films, among them a remake of "Murder on the Orient Express," as part of a renewed output deal with British producer Chorion, which owns rights to the Christie estate.

The eight movies will include four starring David Suchet as legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and four to star "Cranford" actress Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple.

ITV has enjoyed success with a series of Christie remakes from Chorion including "At Bertram's Hotel," which also aired on PBS in the U.S. The shows will be executive produced by Chorion's Phil Clymer.

ITV director of drama Laura Mackie said the franchises have "enduring" appeal for viewers. "There is always an appetite for a really good whodunit," she said. "And these really are the best whodunits on television."
ITV remakes eight Christie mysteries
David Suchet, Julia McKenzie tapped to star

By Mimi Turner

Oct 30, 2008, 03:00 AM ET
LONDON -- ITV has commissioned eight new Agatha Christie films, among them a remake of "Murder on the Orient Express," as part of a renewed output deal with British producer Chorion, which owns rights to the Christie estate.

The eight movies will include four starring David Suchet as legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and four to star "Cranford" actress Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple.

ITV has enjoyed success with a series of Christie remakes from Chorion including "At Bertram's Hotel," which also aired on PBS in the U.S. The shows will be executive produced by Chorion's Phil Clymer.

ITV director of drama Laura Mackie said the franchises have "enduring" appeal for viewers. "There is always an appetite for a really good whodunit," she said. "And these really are the best whodunits on television."

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ITV to revamp eight Christie Films

Literary rights holder Chorion has inked an output deal with UK network ITV for eight new Agatha Christie films, including a new adaptation of her most famous novel, Murder on the Orient Express.

[sb - rdf 6] ITV will air a "lavish" new take on Murder on the Orient Express next year, featuring an all-star cast, the broadcaster said. It will be filmed during the 75th anniversary year of the first publication of Christie’s original 1934 novel.

The output deal with Chorion also includes the production of four new Marple films, starring Julia McKenzie, and four Poirot films, featuring David Suchet, expected to air in 2009-10.

The Marple and Poirot franchises have both been tent pegs in the Sunday night line-up for the channel. Both are distributed globally by ITV Global Entertainment.

The eight new films were commissioned by ITV director of drama Laura Mackie. “The enduring appeal of Marple and Poirot stems from the fact that there is always an appetite for a really good whodunit,” she said.

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Orient Express remake bound for ITV1

* Published: 29 October 2008 16:47
* Author: Kate McMahon
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A new version of Murder on the Orient Express is bound for ITV1 as part of a commission of eight Agatha Christie adaptations from Chorion.

The four Poirot and four Miss Marple mysteries will be made by ITV Productions and Chorion's Agatha Christie Ltd.

Mammoth Screen's Michelle Buck and Damien Timmer will executive produce for ITVP with Phil Clymer for Chorion.

Murder on the Orient Express will mark David Suchet's 20th year of playing the Belgian detective, and will be filmed during the 75th anniversary year of the novel's first publication.

Next year will also mark the debut of a new Miss Marple, with Cranford's Julia McKenzie stepping into the role.

The eight new Christie adaptations will air on Sunday evenings in 2009 and 2010.

They were commissioned by ITV director of drama Laura Mackie.

She said: "The enduring appeal of Marple and Poirot stems from the fact that there is always an appetite for a really good whodunnit. And these really are the best whodunnits on television."

* Author: Kate McMahon. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/commissio ... _itv1.html

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*hust*
Ich meinte das sind ja recht erfreuliche Nachrichten Und die sollen schon Ende 2009 ausgstrahlt werden???
Na da hoff ich doch mal, dass sich das nicht verschiebt Und das der Roman nicht "Neuinterpretiert" wird. Hier kann keiner von euch sagen, dass der eine Verbesserung braucht Hier dürfen die das Motiv und die Aufklärung einfach nicht verändern...

Bin mal gespannt wer in diesem "all-star cast" alles enthalten sein wird

Na; das wird ja ein richtiges Agatha Christie-Jahr
Mit Spannung erwarte ich "Mord im Orientexpress" und gebe "Sephiroth90" recht.

WIrd bestimmt wieder erste Sahne, wie alle anderen auch zuvor.

Na endlich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bin mal gespannt, genau wie Sephiroth, wen man da castet. Sollte ich irgendwas in meinem Suchet-Newsletter erfahren, der bald wieder erscheinen sollte (spätestens vor Weihnachten der letzte), dann laß ich es euch wissen.

Those of you who have been alert to news reports in various places, including this site, will be aware that the UK’s ITV Network have asked for another eight Christie films – four Marple films and four Poirot films. Great news, of course. And, yes, of course, you’ll all be wanting to know which titles we’re going to be making. Well, sorry to disappoint you, but the answer is that, as yet, we just don’t know which stories will be in next year’s package – so anyone posting a definitive list on this site or anywhere else ( claiming ‘inside knowledge’) is telling fibs; and any news stories you may have read are merely speculating as to which titles we’ll be filming. We have a pretty good idea, but the last thing I would want to do is to make promises that we won’t be able to fulfill. ‘How so?’ I hear you ask. ‘Surely it’s just a matter of choosing the titles, getting them written, press record on the camera, and bish bash bosh, you have another set of star-studded TV films ready for your eager and expectant public?’

If only …

To start with Poirot: there are only a limited number of titles left to shoot, so anyone who likes to play guessing games is immediately at an advantage; and, as you will probably have read ( we said this to the press, so there is a certain veracity to the message), we hope to make Murder On The Orient Express within the next set of films. But do take note of the word ‘hope’, as there are a lot of things that can happen to scupper our plans between now and the cameras turning on a shot of M Poirot waddling down a railway platform, valise in hand. First of all, we need to find a writer who is ready, willing and able to take on such an iconic title. The search for really good screenwriters is the first priority of any pre-production period for these films, and for a title that’s so loved and so well-known, the problem is even bigger: some of the best writers might feel that Paul Dehn and Anthony Shaffer’s script for Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film said it all, so what more could they offer? Why would they want to risk their reputation by putting heart and soul into something that’s bound to draw comparisons with such an iconic movie? Now it just so happens that we think we’re going to land an extraordinary writer to do this very job – but I’m not going to tempt fate by revealing his name just yet. Watch this space.

If we do go ahead with something as spectacular (and expensive) as Orient Express, that has an immediate impact on our choices for the other titles: in simple terms, given that we have a limited (and, sadly, ever-decreasing) amount of money to make these films, then at least one of the other titles needs to be ‘containable’ (producer-speak for ‘cheaper’) in order to balance the books. This doesn’t mean less well-written, less well-cast or employing lower production values, but it does mean that we’ll probably need to reduce the number of different locations necessary to tell the story, and have more of the scenes in a single set (so those of you anticipating a Poirot story that takes place largely in one location – like a house – should pop down to William Hill and place your bets as soon as Orient Express is confirmed …)

Not much space left to talk about Marple for next year, but suffice to say we’re faced with a similar set of issues for these films, plus the additional factor that we’re running out of ‘authentic’ Miss Marple novels, so our choices here also involve a balance of ‘genuine’ Marple titles and titles into which we feel she could be comfortably parachuted (that may not be the most appropriate image to use …); it won’t surprise you to learn that discussions on this very subject are some of the most lively within this organization! Most importantly on Marple matters, I can report (for those of you who read my last blog, and are therefore anxious on my behalf) that the marmalade-making season after Christmas has been protected within the schedule, that Julia will have plenty of time to deliver her regular batch before going into preparation for the role, and that, as a consequence, your correspondent’s breakfast supply has been secured for another few months.

Hui, da rudert der gute Phil aber ganz schön zurück! Der weiß wohl nicht, was er lostritt, wenn er solche Nachrichten veröffentlicht. Wollen wir auch mal "hoffen", so wie er es tut.

Die Dreharbeiten für die neuen Filme beginnen im März.

During the special day, shared with his wife of more than 30 years, Sheila, the star also revealed he will be stepping into his most famous character's patent leather shoes again in March. He says he hopes to play Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot through to the last book.

Den "Christopher Gunning- Agatha Christie's Poirot- Soundtrack" besitzt du wohl nicht?

Der Titeltrack bei youtube ist der erste Song namens "Hercule Poirot - the Belgian detective"

achgottchen gib mal christopher gunning poirot soundtrack mp3 bei google ein

Ansonsten auch bei Mason erhältlich.

Mason hat geschrieben:Ansonsten auch bei Mason erhältlich.

Ach, Mason, Schatz... a Busserl für di, ma Madel.
Ich galube, ich habe den Soundtrack sogar auf meinem Onlinespeicher. Ich konnte ja nicht alles von AC mit nach England nehmen. Hatte eh schon 19 Kilo Übergepäck, recht teuer bei Lufthansa. Dafür eine 1TB externe Festplatte.
Danke aber Euch für die Tipps.

mark hat geschrieben:Ach, Mason, Schatz... a Busserl für di, ma Madel.

Oh Gott! Hat Mason den bajuwarischen Dialekt angenommen?

Oder doch eher Mark's Heimweh nach der bayrischen Gemütlichkeit?