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* [[spoiler: WomanScorned: [[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]

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* [[spoiler: WomanScorned: [[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]beginning]]
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:[[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]

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* AWomanScorned: [[spoiler:[[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]

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* AWomanScorned: WomanScorned: [[spoiler:[[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]
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* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Simon and Linnet were about to fulfill this trope before [[spoiler: Andrew]] shoved a rock at them.


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* AWomanScorned: [[spoiler:[[Subverted Trope Subverted]]. At first it looks like Jacqueline killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jacqueline are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning.]]
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* AssassinationAttempt: [[spoiler: Cousin Andrew]] attempts to [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: kill Linnet and Simon by shoving a rock at them from above]] while everyone's visiting the tomb.

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* AssassinationAttempt: [[spoiler: Cousin Andrew]] attempts to [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident kill Linnet and Simon by shoving a rock at them from above]] while everyone's visiting the tomb.
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* AssassinationAttempt: [[spoiler: Cousin Andrew]] attempts to [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: kill Linnet and Simon by shoving a rock at them from above]] while everyone's visiting the tomb.
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* RoleReprisal: Kenneth Branagh and Tom Bateman as Poirot and Bouc respectively.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch:
**[[spoiler: Simon tells Jacqueline to kill Louise who saw him sneak into Linnet's room]]
** [[spoiler: Later he signals Jacqueline to shoot Bouc through the throat after realizing that he was about to tell Poirot who killed Louise]]


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*WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler: Simon fakes a leg injury with a help of some red paint that he stole from Bouc's mother to sneak into Linnet's room and kill her while everyone's busy dealing with Jacqueline]]
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*[[spoiler: BackForTheDead: Bouc from ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'' returns only to become Jacqueline's third and final victim]]
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''Death on the Nile'' is an upcoming American [[MysteryFiction mystery thriller]] adapting the Creator/AgathaChristie [[Literature/DeathOnTheNile novel of the same name]]. It is directed once again by Creator/KennethBranagh following 2017's ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', starring him once again as the GreatDetective Literature/HerculePoirot, with a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 the 1978 film]] starring Creator/PeterUstinov and the 2004 episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' (with Creator/DavidSuchet). It was due to release on October 9, 2020 but has since been delayed to February 11, 2022 (due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and scandals surrounding Creator/ArmieHammer).

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''Death on the Nile'' is an upcoming American [[MysteryFiction mystery thriller]] adapting the Creator/AgathaChristie [[Literature/DeathOnTheNile novel of the same name]]. It is directed once again by Creator/KennethBranagh following 2017's ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', starring him once again as the GreatDetective Literature/HerculePoirot, with a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 the 1978 film]] starring Creator/PeterUstinov and the 2004 episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' (with Creator/DavidSuchet). It was due to release on October 9, 2020 but has since been delayed to February 11, 2022 (due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and scandals surrounding Creator/ArmieHammer).
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* ArbitraryGunPower: [[spoiler:The gun Jacqueline uses to kill Simon and herself kills them both with a single shot that goes clean through him and still has enough power to kill her. The only problem is that the gun appears to be another .22 similar to the one used to kill Linnet, which as is pointed out in-universe, is little more than a toy.]]
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* AdaptedOut: In the novel the ''Karnak'' had a lot more passengers than appear in the film.

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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: '''All''' the passengers on the ''Karnak'' have a personal connection to Linnet Ridgeway, connections that in most cases they didn't have in the original novel.
* AdaptedOut: In the novel the ''Karnak'' had a lot more passengers than appear in the film.

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] ]] because [[spoiler: [[HeKnowsTooMuch he was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]]. ]]

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* [[spoiler: KarmaHoudini: Andrew Pennington, Louise's lawyer, an embezzler who attempted to murder Jacqueline before someone else succeeded. Poirot pointedly lets him go free so long as he returns the money and handles the deceased estate honestly.]]
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] ]] Jacqueline because [[spoiler: [[HeKnowsTooMuch he was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]]. ]]
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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] because [[spoiler: [[HeKnowsTooMuch he was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]]. ]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]]. ]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] because [[HeKnewTooMuch was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]].

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* LoveHurts: Both Poirot and Mrs. Bowers have this opinion, though Poirot at least still hopes that others find happiness in it.

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* LoveHurts: Both Poirot and Poirot, Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Bouc have this opinion, though Poirot at least still hopes that others find happiness in it.
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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Young Bouc is murdered by [[spoiler: Jacqueline]] because [[HeKnewTooMuch was a witness to Louise Bourget's murder, [[SparedByTheAdaptation replacing Salome Otterbourne]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Poirot solves the murders and Jacqueline kills herself and Simon to avoid being hanged for their crimes, but Bouc has been murdered by them, leaving Rosalie, Poirot and Bouc's mother devastated and Salome greatly saddened for her daughter's loss, with the apparent ShipTease between her and Poirot seemingly extinguished. In the final scene though we see Poirot going back to the club Salome sings at a few months later and with his moustache shaved, showing his war scar, implying a MaybeEverAfter for them.]]


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* [[spoiler: SparedByTheAdaptation: Salome Otterbourne is never in any direct danger, and her part as a witness to Louise Bourget's murder and third victim is filled by poor Bouc]].
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* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Half of the people on the boat are suspects because, as Poirot observes, "People kill for love."
* LoveHurts: Both Poirot and Mrs. Bowers have this opinion, though Poirot at least still hopes that others find happiness in it.
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* Emma Mackey as Jacqueline de Bellefort

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* [[Series/SexEducation Emma Mackey Mackey]] as Jacqueline de Bellefort
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''Death on the Nile'' is an upcoming American [[MysteryFiction mystery thriller]] adapting the Creator/AgathaChristie [[Literature/DeathOnTheNile novel of the same name]]. It is directed once again by Creator/KennethBranagh following 2017's ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', starring him once again as the GreatDetective Literature/HerculePoirot, with a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 the 1978 film]] starring Creator/PeterUstinov and the 2004 episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' (with Creator/DavidSuchet). It was due to release on October 9, 2020 but has since been delayed to February 11, 2022 (due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic).

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''Death on the Nile'' is an upcoming American [[MysteryFiction mystery thriller]] adapting the Creator/AgathaChristie [[Literature/DeathOnTheNile novel of the same name]]. It is directed once again by Creator/KennethBranagh following 2017's ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', starring him once again as the GreatDetective Literature/HerculePoirot, with a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 the 1978 film]] starring Creator/PeterUstinov and the 2004 episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' (with Creator/DavidSuchet). It was due to release on October 9, 2020 but has since been delayed to February 11, 2022 (due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic).
UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and scandals surrounding Creator/ArmieHammer).
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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1U-Whb-P0 Trailer]].

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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1U-Whb-P0 Trailer]].Trailer 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhrOPUA_K6I Trailer 2]].
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* HotterAndSexier: The trailer plays up the sexual attraction between Simon and Jacqueline more than any previous adaptation with a steamy sequence on the dance floor, and the film overall displays more sensuality than ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}''.
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* HotterAndSexier: The trailer plays up the sexual attraction between Simon and Jacqueline more than any previous adaptation with a steamy sequence on the dance floor, and the film overall displays more sensuality than ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}''.



%%zce, no citation* RaceLift: Combined with AgeLift, Ms. Otterbourne is played by Creator/SophieOkonedo. In contrast, the 1978 film had Creator/AngelaLansbury in the role. Her daughter Rosalie Otterbourne is played by Creator/LetitiaWright.
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* EiffelTowerEffect: The trailer wastes no time displaying the Pyramids of Giza and the colossal statues of the Abu Simbel temples to show us that it's set in UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}}.

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* EiffelTowerEffect: The trailer wastes no time displaying the Pyramids of Giza and the colossal statues of the Abu Simbel temples to show us that it's set in UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}}. The "A" in "Death" in the film's logo is even styled as an outline of a pyramid.
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->''"The romance of the desert has the power to seduce. I ask you, have you ever loved so much, been so possessed by jealousy, that you might kill?"''
-->-- '''Hercule Poirot'''

''Death on the Nile'' is an upcoming American [[MysteryFiction mystery thriller]] adapting the Creator/AgathaChristie [[Literature/DeathOnTheNile novel of the same name]]. It is directed once again by Creator/KennethBranagh following 2017's ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', starring him once again as the GreatDetective Literature/HerculePoirot, with a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 the 1978 film]] starring Creator/PeterUstinov and the 2004 episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' (with Creator/DavidSuchet). It was due to release on October 9, 2020 but has since been delayed to February 11, 2022 (due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic).

Hercule Poirot is tasked with finding a murderer whilst on a holiday cruise on the Nile river in Egypt. He soon discovers that the murder links up to a mysterious love triangle.

Like its predecessor, it boasts an AllStarCast:

* Sir Creator/KennethBranagh as Hercule Poirot
* Creator/ArmieHammer as Simon Doyle
* Creator/GalGadot as Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle
* Creator/LetitiaWright as Rosalie Otterbourne
* Creator/AnnetteBening as Euphemia
* Ali Fazal as Andrew Katchadourian
* Creator/SophieOkonedo as Salome Otterbourne
* Creator/DawnFrench as Mrs. Bowers
* Creator/TomBateman as Bouc
* Emma Mackey as Jacqueline de Bellefort
* Creator/RoseLeslie as Louise Bourget
* Creator/JenniferSaunders as Marie Van Schuyler
* Creator/RussellBrand as Dr. Bessner

'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1U-Whb-P0 Trailer]].
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!!''Death on the Nile'' contains examples of:
* EiffelTowerEffect: The trailer wastes no time displaying the Pyramids of Giza and the colossal statues of the Abu Simbel temples to show us that it's set in UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}}.
* HotterAndSexier: The trailer plays up the sexual attraction between Simon and Jacqueline more than any previous adaptation with a steamy sequence on the dance floor, and the film overall displays more sensuality than ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}''.
* LadyInRed: The seductive Jacqueline de Bellefort wears a red dress in the trailer.
* PoirotSpeak: But of course, since it's the TropeNamer. Poirot speaks English with a very thick French-like accent in the trailer.
%%zce, no citation* RaceLift: Combined with AgeLift, Ms. Otterbourne is played by Creator/SophieOkonedo. In contrast, the 1978 film had Creator/AngelaLansbury in the role. Her daughter Rosalie Otterbourne is played by Creator/LetitiaWright.
* SceneryPorn: The trailer displays gorgeous shots of both the Egyptian scenery and the steamboat, though [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 every]] [[Series/{{Poirot}} adaptation]] has made sure to feature the photogenic scenery.
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->''"How many great stories are tragedies?"''

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