Death on the Nile is an upcoming American mystery thriller film starring Gal Gadot who is one of the few globally popular names following her role in the comical action entertainer Wonder Women (2017) and Justice League (2017). The actress will also be seen in the sequels of the respective film next year. Death on the Nile has also been getting some extra attention in India after the makers roped in Indian actor Ali Fazal to play an important role in the film. Ali Fazel has previously featured in films like Victoria & Abdul and Furious 7. Coming back to Death on the Nile, the film is directed by Kenneth Branagh, with the screenplay written by Michael Green based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film is a follow-up to 2017's Murder on the Orient Express.

Death on the Nile also stars some interesting names like Branagh returning who is returning as Hercule Poirot, Letitia Wright, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Bateman, Emma Mackey, Dawn French, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, and Russell Brand. Death on the Nile has music composed by Patrick Doyle, the cinematography handled by Haris Zambarloukos and editing done by Úna Ní Dhonghaíle. The film is produced by Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon and Kevin J Walsh under the banners of Scott Free Productions, TSG Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, The Mark Gordon Company. The movie is distributed by 20th Century Studios. 

The plot follows Poirot, a world-renowned detective, who becomes involved in a love triangle gone murderously bad while on a vacation in Egypt.  Death on the Nile was initially scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on December 20, 2019, before being rescheduled to October 9, 2020. Later, it was pushed back two weeks to the current release date of October 23, 2020.

Ahead of the release, the makers have now released the first trailer of the movie. The trailer takes us on a bon voyage on the Nile that quickly turns murky. The murder of a young heiress grips its travellers as Hercule Poirot takes centre stage in the investigation. Fazal shared the trailer on Twitter and wrote, “MURDER WAS JUST THE BEGINNING! Had a blast working with this wonderful bunch .. #deathonthenile Quite the journey .. here’s a peek of the 1st trailer for Death On The Nile, in theatres this October 23.” 

Check out the trailer of Death on the Nile below,

Death on the Nile | Official Trailer