Armie Hammer to Star in Upcoming Movie 'Death on the Nile'!

Armie Hammer has an exciting new role!

The 32-year-old Call Me Be Your Name actor will star in the upcoming Death on the Nile, the follow-up to 2017′s Murder on the Orient Express which will be adapted from the Agatha Christie original, Deadline confirmed on Wednesday (October 3).

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Armie will be joining Gal Gadot in the upcoming film as the male lead.

Production is reportedly set to begin in mid-2019, with a December 20, 2019 release date.

The original book was published in 1937. Kenneth Branagh, who directed Orient Express, will return to direct the follow-up.

The film “centers on master detective Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise on the Nile River that he just happens to be on. But just as he identifies a motley collection of would-be killers, several of the suspects also meet their demise, which only deepens the mystery.”

Murder on the Orient Express brought in $352.8 million worldwide.