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Studiocanal Taps Jonathan Entwistle to Direct Modern Reimagining of Agatha Christie’sEndless Night

Emily Siegel provides the screenplay under a Picture Company production deal at Studiocanal.

Overview

  • Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce through The Picture Company’s overall agreement with Studiocanal.
  • Ron Halpern and Shana Eddy-Grouf are attached as executive producers overseeing the project for the studio.
  • The story centers on an ambitious twentysomething who is drawn into blame and deception after a romance with a volatile American heiress and her assistant.
  • The film is positioned as a contemporary psychological thriller reimagining of Christie’s 1967 novel, frequently described as one of her darkest works.
  • No casting, production start, or release details have been announced, and Entwistle boards following acclaim for The End of the F***ing World and Karate Kid: Legends’ $116 million global gross.