#for ken's version of poirot <3

[poirott]

Hi!! Where are you finding all those Death on the nile deleted scenes? Is it the dvd or...?

Hi! You’ve probably found them by now but, yes, they’re from the DOTN Blu-ray version, as part of the extra features. 

You can find all 8 deleted scenes on Youtube here. :) Most are unfinished, with temporary vfx. The deleted scenes are:

1) Introduction 2) The Market 3) Poirot's Cabin 4) Rosalie and Bouc Outside Temple 5) Windlesham Jogging 6) Poirot Discusses Case 7) Poirot and Bouc Approach Jackie 8) Poirot Orders Books

My fave are “Poirot’s Cabin” because we get a better look at the carefully placed items on Poirot’s bed, and “Poirot Orders Books” because he rearranges them on the shelf in order of size. :) Ken’s portrayal is delightful. Will post gifs soon!

[psychotherapyconsultants]

Tips to Prevent and Recover from a Trying Day

“Be proactive not reactive, for an apparently insignificant issue ignored today can spawn tomorrow’s catastrophe.” – Ken Poirot

Do you ever have one of those mornings where the battle against annoying minutiae begins before you’re even truly awake? One of those days where you feel the illusion of control fully slipping away. You try to grasp and pull it back, but you really have no control over this day or its outcome, at all.

We dread these types of days, don’t we? The control freak in me gets uncomfortable thinking about it. Even the Meet The Parents movies make me unsettled, because as more and more things go wrong, I just want to cry out, “Stop it already! Stop making bad choices!”

I can’t guarantee that I can help you stop making bad choices, but I can give you tips for handling those days when everything minor breaks, stalls, or gets in your way.

I had a day like this when I was pregnant with my youngest. I never regained my energy back like they say you will in the second trimester. I was tired, achy, and feeling uncomfortably large one morning last spring. Still, being pregnant, with all its discomforts, was the highlight of my day.

It started with an alarm that didn’t go off—well, we didn’t set alarms anymore. My daughter always wakes early, so no need. That day, she took the morning off. No wakeup call from the toddler.

We woke up running late in a panic. Then, as our cats had been doing lately, just for fun, they threw up their breakfast on the kitchen floor.

I looked at the stream of cat vomit and told my husband, “Your turn, I cleaned it up last time.”

He gaped at the floor, and then looked as if he was considering adding his own vomit to the pile. “No. Can’t do it.”

“UHHH!!” I fumed, and thus began a morning squabble, the bane of my existence. I hate fighting in the morning more than cleaning up cat vomit, but I was rattled from waking up quickly, so I just went for it and dove headfirst into a fight.

Fight over, we went our separate ways—he went to work and I stayed at home with our kid.

Later, my first new phone in four years showed up in the mail. Now, if you have ever tried to set up anything with a toddler in tow, you know it’s like trying to build Ikea furniture in a tornado. But I was excited and needed to reset the vibe of the day, so I called to set it up.

A new phone shouldn’t have problems from the start, right? Seems reasonable, but I had to keep explaining to the representative that I was setting up a new phone.

We lost phone connection three times. My toddler needed helping five times. Suddenly both my old phone (that I was talking to the rep on) and my new one wouldn’t work. Confused, I was interrupted by a loud hissing.

I was making split pea soup in the cooker, which I had forgotten. The neglected pot was spewing hot soup goo all over. Meanwhile my sink, countertop, and the stove were full of dishes.

Old-fashioned pressure cookers are unpopular because if you move them quickly, you get burning steam shooting out at you. Most people don’t use old-fashioned pressure cookers because of this—smart people.

There was nowhere to move the pot.

So I had to move the pressure cooker pot in slow motion. I watched in horror as more and more hot goo spilled over the stove, counter, and flowed like a green boiling waterfall onto the floor.

I huffed with frustration and started cleaning up—phone temporarily a backseat issue—while trying to keep my kid away from the literal hot mess.

But I was also proud of myself. I hadn’t taken my frustrations out on anyone. I had carried myself with calm, even though I was boiling over, like the soup pot.

Smiling, I went to place the cleanup towels in the hamper. There, one entire corner of the floor was covered with broken picture frames and glass. I was shocked. And now broken glass? I hadn’t heard anything fall?? What?!

Suddenly, it was all too much. I felt anger and frustration rising inside of me. I had enough! I walked into the room away from my daughter and dad, and gave a little scream—not loud enough to scare anyone, but it was enough to release my steam valve.

I’m guessing you’ve had a day like this before. When one irritating thing after another happened, building major annoyance and frustration, making it hard to keep your cool.

How can we stop getting riled up by everything that goes wrong in a day?

Most of us in the Western world have become very busy and, by default, very reactive. This does not set us up well to handle unexpected annoyances. But there are a few things we can do to prepare for these days in advance, and a number of ways we can cope better so we don’t get epically annoyed with all the irritations happening around us.

A Preventative Plan for Managing Murphy’s-Law-Kinda Days

1. Be mindful of the influences around you.

The people we surround ourselves with and the information we consume affect our overall mood. If you’re constantly bombarded with criticism, judgment, or negativity, you’ll likely be primed to snap at little things.

Are your interactions with others positive and supportive? Is your partner or best friend kind to you? Do you have people around you who have your best interests at heart? Or is getting through every day like walking through a minefield of aggressive, explosive people?

I don’t have expertise in the area of extricating yourself from abusive or trying relationships, but there are plenty of people who do, so if you find yourself being mistreated and traumatized, take action to help yourself today.

If you aren’t surrounded by intentionally harmful people, yet you listen to news that drags you down and spend a lot of time with complainers and energy drainers, you are not protecting your sweet soul from the tarnishing effects of others.

I’m not suggesting that you insulate yourself from every negative thing, but can you minimize that which is optional?

Can you make an effort to consciously choose to surround yourself with people and media who lift you up and make you a better version of yourself?

2. Take good care of yourself so you’re balanced going in.

To thrive even with adversity, you need to take care of the animal that is your human body. This body needs fresh air, water, exercise, rest, and quality food. If you are depriving your body of any of these on a regular basis, it is simply a matter of time until you’re an angry, reactive mess.

Keeping up your good habits of exercising and eating well is essential. The food you put into your body affects your mood. Sugar can give us an energy high, but after it wears off then there’s an energy low, which can leave you feeling worse than before.

An unhealthy diet high in sugar and processed food can contribute to depression. And living a sedentary life is a risk factor is well. Exercise releases endorphins, the feel-good hormone, which can help you keep calm when things go wrong.

If you don’t currently eat well and exercise regularly, a reactive, frustrating day can be a wake up call to start supporting a good foundation of health. Then you can weather these storms better.

3. Find some time during the day to be quiet, meditate, and get calm.

Meditation is like training for your mind. It literally rewires your brain to be calmer and less reactive, and it can significantly reduce stress and anxiety. By taking time on a regular basis to be quiet and contemplate, you can sometimes identify nagging small concerns before they become large concerns.

Spending time in nature can have a similar relaxing effect. Being in nature helps you center yourself and recharge—and there’s even some research to show that a certain bacteria in soil can act as a natural antidepressant.

If you can get out to nature, please do so as soon as possible. It always helps me immensely to get outside.

How to Handle Trying Days When They Happen

1. Ask yourself: Is it the day that is a problem, or is it me?

This is a tough love type of question, but I think it’s essential to pause and ask yourself what’s really going on. When you have a day in which everything and anything annoys you, take time to reflect. Ask yourself if it’s just a rough day, or if your reaction is a sign that something in your life is out of whack.

It might just be a fluke of a day where things are going funky right and left. Or maybe you’ve been letting little things build up, and things are boiling over because there’s something big you need to address that you’re ignoring—dissatisfaction with your work, or a compatibility issue in your relationship, for example.

If there is something big that you’re avoiding, can you face it? Can you find someone who will help you find the courage to address what you need to do—to face what you are afraid of?

2. Release your pent up emotions.

Modern living and working close with others means there are lots of times where we have to filter our words and our reactions to act like a responsible adult. All too often we stuff our feelings down until we’re ready to explode—and often on some innocent bystander who doesn’t deserve our rage.

A healthier approach is to feel and work through our feelings as they arise, and sometimes the best approach is to physically release them from our bodies.

The relief that a good primal scream or pillow punching episode can provide is so incredible (though these things are best done in solitude, so we don’t offload our emotions onto the people around us).

Elevated stress levels can be stored in the body and create muscle tension, and cause many other physical/emotional strain. But if we release the stress, we can fluidly move forward. Exercise can also help with this, since it gets our muscles moving, and our heart pumping—another good reason to get active!

3. Take the pressure off.

On some of my worst bad days, I give myself permission to check out and chill out. I take time to watch funny videos on YouTube or do a calming visualization meditation. It can feel tempting to plow through our to-do list, especially since we often tie our worth to our busyness and productivity. But sometimes you just need a break to regroup.

For example, can you find a few moments when you can sit or lie down? Then you can either relax or fill yourself with something silly and lighthearted. Animal videos, anyone?

4. Lastly, remember that it is okay to have a low day.

Life will ebb and flow. It’s all right for us to feel low, defeated, or sad some days. If you can cultivate a sense of non-attachment and tell yourself, “Well, that was one bad day. Tomorrow will be different,” you can release your feelings about what happened. It isn’t personal.

You can acknowledge that one low day might just be a dip in a life that is largely good overall. If it’s just one annoying day that is bothering you, you’ve likely got a lot still that you can be grateful for. When you can see that you are doing okay, that you have so many things going for you, even in the midst of challenging situations, then you know things are actually going quite well in your life!

Here’s to rolling with the tricky days and relishing in the good ones.

This post courtesy of Tiny Buddha.

from World of Psychology https://psychcentral.com/blog/tips-to-prevent-and-recover-from-a-trying-day/

[sarahburness]

One of Those Days? How to Deal When Everything Irritates You

“Be proactive not reactive, for an apparently insignificant issue ignored today can spawn tomorrow’s catastrophe.” ~Ken Poirot 

Do you ever have one of those mornings where the battle against annoying minutiae begins before you’re even truly awake?

One of those days where you feel the illusion of control fully slipping away. You try to grasp and pull it back, but you really have no control over this day or its outcome, at all.

We dread these types of days, don’t we? The control freak in me gets uncomfortable thinking about it. Even the Meet The Parents movies make me unsettled, because as more and more things go wrong, I just want to cry out, “Stop it already! Stop making bad choices!”

I can’t guarantee that I can help you to stop making bad choices, but I can give you tips for handling those days when everything minor breaks, stalls, or gets in your way.

I had a day like this when I was pregnant with my youngest. I never regained my energy back like they say you will in the second trimester. I was tired, achy, and feeling uncomfortably large one morning last spring. Still, being pregnant, with all its discomforts, was the highlight of my day.

It started with an alarm that didn’t go off—well, we didn’t set alarms anymore. My daughter always wakes early, so no need. That day, she took the morning off. No wakeup call from the toddler.

We woke up running late in a panic. Then, as our cats had been doing lately, just for fun, they threw up their breakfast on the kitchen floor.

I looked at the stream of cat vomit and told my husband, “Your turn, I cleaned it up last time.”

He gaped at the floor, and then looked as if he was considering adding his own vomit to the pile. “No. Can’t do it.”

“UHHH!!” I fumed, and thus began a morning squabble, the bane of my existence. I hate fighting in the morning more than cleaning up cat vomit, but I was rattled from waking up quickly, so I just went for it and dove headfirst into a fight.

Fight over, we went our separate ways—he went to work and I stayed at home with our kid.

Later, my first new phone in four years showed up in the mail. Now, if you have ever tried to set up anything with a toddler in tow, you know it’s like trying to build Ikea furniture in a tornado. But I was excited and needed to reset the vibe of the day, so I called to set it up.

A new phone shouldn’t have problems from the start, right? Seems reasonable, but I had to keep explaining to the representative that I was setting up a new phone.

We lost phone connection three times. My toddler needed helping five times. Suddenly both my old phone (that I was talking to the rep on) and my new one wouldn’t work. Confused, I was interrupted by a loud hissing.

I was making split pea soup in the cooker, which I had forgotten. The neglected pot was spewing hot soup goo all over. Meanwhile my sink, countertop, and the stove were full of dishes.

Old-fashioned pressure cookers are unpopular because if you move them quickly, you get burning steam shooting out at you. Most people don’t use old-fashioned pressure cookers because of this—smart people.

There was nowhere to move the pot.

So I had to move the pressure cooker pot in slow motion. I watched in horror as more and more hot goo spilled over the stove, counter, and flowed like a green boiling waterfall onto the floor.

I huffed with frustration and started cleaning up—phone temporarily a backseat issue—while trying to keep my kid away from the literal hot mess.

But I was also proud of myself. I hadn’t taken my frustrations out on anyone. I had carried myself with calm, even though I was boiling over, like the soup pot.

Smiling, I went to place the cleanup towels in the hamper. There, one entire corner of the floor was covered with broken picture frames and glass. I was shocked. And now broken glass? I hadn’t heard anything fall?? What?!

Suddenly, it was all too much. I felt anger and frustration rising inside of me. I had enough! I walked into the room away from my daughter and dad, and gave a little scream—not loud enough to scary anyone, but it was enough to release my steam valve.

I’m guessing you’ve had a day like this before. When one irritating thing after another happened, building major annoyance and frustration, making it hard to keep your cool.

How can we stop getting riled up by everything that goes wrong in a day?

Most of us in the Western world have become very busy and, by default, very reactive. This does not set us up well to handle unexpected annoyances. But there are a few things we can do to prepare for these days in advance, and a number of ways we can cope better so we don’t get epically annoyed with all the irritations happening around us.

A Preventative Plan for Managing Murphy’s-Law-Kinda Days

1. Be mindful of the influences around you.

The people we surround ourselves with and the information we consume affect our overall mood. If you’re constantly bombarded with criticism, judgment, or negativity, you’ll likely be primed to snap at little things.

Are your interactions with others positive and supportive? Is your partner or best friend kind to you? Do you have people around you who have your best interests at heart? Or is getting through every day like walking through a minefield of aggressive, explosive people?

I don’t have expertise in the area of extricating yourself from abusive or trying relationships, but there are plenty of people who do, so if you find yourself being mistreated and traumatized, take action to help yourself today.

If you aren’t surrounded by intentionally harmful people, yet you listen to news that drags you down and spend a lot of time with complainers and energy drainers, you are not protecting your sweet soul from the tarnishing effects of others.

I’m not suggesting that you insulate yourself from every negative thing, but can you minimize that which is optional?

Can you make an effort to consciously choose to surround yourself with people and media who lift you up and make you a better version of yourself?

2. Take good care of yourself so you’re balanced going in.

To thrive even with adversity, you need to take care of the animal that is your human body. This body needs fresh air, water, exercise, rest, and quality food. If you are depriving your body of any of these on a regular basis, it is simply a matter of time until you’re an angry, reactive mess.

Keeping up your good habits of exercising and eating well is essential. The food you put into your body affects your mood. Sugar can give us an energy high, but after it wears off then there’s an energy low, which can leave you feeling worse than before.

An unhealthy diet high in sugar and processed food can contribute to depression. And living a sedentary life is a risk factor is well. Exercise releases endorphins, the feel-good hormone, which can help you keep calm when things go wrong.

If you don’t currently eat well and exercise regularly, a reactive, frustrating day can be a wake up call to start supporting a good foundation of health. Then you can weather these storms better.

3. Find some time during the day to be quiet, meditate, and get calm.

Meditation is like training for your mind. It literally rewires your brain to be calmer and less reactive, and it can significantly reduce stress and anxiety. By taking time on a regular basis to be quiet and contemplate, you can sometimes identify nagging small concerns before they become large concerns.

Spending time in nature can have a similar relaxing effect. Being in nature helps you center yourself and recharge—and there’s even some research to show that a certain bacteria in soil can act as a natural antidepressant.

If you can get out to nature, please do so as soon as possible. It always helps me immensely to get outside.

How to Handle Trying Days When They Happen

 1. Ask yourself: Is it the day that is a problem, or is it me?

 This is a tough love type of question, but I think it’s essential to pause and ask yourself what is really going on. When you have a day in which everything and anything annoys you, take time to reflect. Ask yourself if it’s just a rough day or if your reaction is a sign that something in your life is out of whack.

It might just be a fluke of a day where things are going funky right and left. Or maybe you’ve been letting little things build up, and things are boiling over because there’s something big you need to address that you’re ignoring—dissatisfaction with your work, or a compatibility issue in your relationship, for example.

If there is something big that you are avoiding, can you face it? Can you find someone who will help you find the courage to address what you need to do—to face what you are afraid of?

 2. Release your pent up emotions.

 Modern living and working close with others means there are lots of times where we have to filter our words and our reactions to act like a responsible adult. All too often we stuff our feelings down until we’re ready to explode—and often on some innocent bystander who doesn’t deserve our rage.

A healthier approach is to feel and work through our feelings as they arise, and sometimes the best approach is to physically release them from our bodies.

The relief that a good primal scream or pillow punching episode can provide is so incredible (though these things are best done in solitude, so we don’t offload our emotions onto the people around us).

Elevated stress levels can be stored in the body and create muscle tension, and cause many other physical/emotional strain. But if we release the stress, we can fluidly move forward. Exercise can also help with this, since it gets our muscles moving, and our heart pumping—another good reason to get active!

3. Take the pressure off.

On some of my worst bad days, I give myself permission to check out and chill out. I take time to watch funny videos on YouTube or do a calming visualization meditation. It can feel tempting to plow through our to-do list, especially since we often tie our worth to our busyness and productivity. But sometimes you just need a break to regroup.

For example, can you find a few moments when you can sit or lie down? Then you can either relax or fill yourself with something silly and lighthearted. Animal videos, anyone?

4. Lastly, remember that it is okay to have a low day.

Life will ebb and flow. It’s all right for us to feel low, defeated, or sad some days. If you can cultivate a sense of non-attachment and tell yourself, “Well, that was one bad day. Tomorrow will be different,” you can release your feelings about what happened. It isn’t personal.

You can acknowledge that one low day might just be a dip in a life that is largely good overall. If it’s just one annoying day that is bothering you, you’ve likely got a lot still that you can be grateful for. When you can see that you are doing okay, that you have so many things going for you, even in the midst of challenging situations, then you know things are actually going quite well in your life!

Here’s to rolling with the tricky days and relishing in the good ones.

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[poirott]

any news on Death on the Nile?

Hi! Not sure if this counts as news, it’s more speculation on my part but it’s something to think about as we wait for casting news. On Apr 14 2019, one of the VFX people who worked on Murder on the Orient Express, Andy Ryan, posted a little instagram “teaser” graphic of a train stuck in the desert, tagging it with “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile”. It’s not a proper movie teaser poster but perhaps something that came from the DOTN set, or a graphic the artist made for fun while they’re working on the sequel?

Because they are definitely a DOTN crew member. IMDb for DOTN lists them as “Andrew Ryan - SFX Assistant Supervisor”. They work for a motion control company and have been involved with projects such as James Bond and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Their instagram is mostly vfx related - for personal behind the scenes videos and work in progress photos taken at movie sets. In September 2018 they posted these cool Orient Express train hydraulic testing videos filmed at the MOTOE set, and several other similar videos, describing them as, “On location on Murder on the Orient Express. 23T Train built by Absolute Effects on behalf of MOTOE. Internal shooting on the carriages in stage 1 Longcross." We know Longcross is the studio used by MOTOE and DOTN productions.

Pictures Ryan posted around the same time are also desert themed, taken in Wadi Rum, Jordan, and for a moment I thought DOTN could have been doing some pre-production stuff there but the tag on the linked pic says "1982reboot". The Ustinov version of DOTN came out in 1978, so Ryan couldn’t have meant a Poirot reboot but some other film he was working on. On March 28 someone in the comments asked him what movie is being shot there but he didn’t reply. On April 11 he wrapped in Aqaba, Jordan, and was headed to Budapest “for the second part” (I assume post-production). 3 days later he posted the train teaser pic.

My take he was in Wadi Rum and Budapest for Dune (2020), though he has no IMDb credit for it (yet?), but DOTN and Artemis Fowl are listed. It’s been reported Dune was filming in Jordan in April, one of the locations being Wadi Rum, hence Ryan’s pics? The wiki for Wadi Rum has a list of movies that filmed there, and Dune is on it, next to high profile projects like STAR WARS and Aladdin. The Dune wiki says the movie studio is in Budapest and that would certainly further strenghten the theory Ryan’s project is indeed Dune. The same Budapest studio is also used for another project of his, the new Terminator movie. As for the “1982reboot” tag he used on the Wadi Rum pic, I’m thinking it’s either a reboot of the original Terminator or Blade Runner (MOTOE’s screenwriter Michael Green wrote Blade Runner 2049, and there’s been talk about a third movie).

Whichever movie Ryan was actually working on in Jordan, it’s fun for me to speculate how his train in the desert picture came to be. See, tourists often post instagram pics of trains near Wadi Rum that have been used in several movies, including Lawrence of Arabia. Perhaps Ryan could suggest the location to Ken Branagh for DOTN, if Ken hasn’t thought of it already? :) We’ve heard Egypt isn’t the only location they’re considering, they could shoot at different places.

Wadi Rum is a spectacular location known for its high mountains and pink sand. Check out this HD quality video of the amazing sights. I like the idea of our detective leaving the Orient Express behind to take on the Nile case and beginning a new journey to Egypt, but the train theme from the previous film continues as he finds himself (for whatever reason) on a train in the desert at Wadi Rum Station. Did the train get stuck again? :) Poor Poirot is going to have nightmares about trains! Or Ken could use the Jordan scenery for the Egypt scenes. Remember they filmed footage in New Zealand and Switzerland for some of the scenery in MOTOE.

Did Ryan only post the train in the desert pic and tagged it with “DOTN” and ”MOTOE” because seeing trains in Wadi Rum reminded him of MOTOE, and he thought the Orient Express stuck in sand was a fun nod to Poirot’s journey switching from the snowy vistas to the desert dunes in the sequel? Or is his picture actually early DOTN concept art that’s being worked on in pre-production?

Any DOTN stuff Ryan is working on right now would have to be in its pre-production stages as we’re still months ahead of shooting, but we might get proper location shoot pics from him once the movie starts filming. I'll keep an eye on his instagram. :)

I’m sorry that’s all I have to share for now! Take care. <3

[poirott]

hey there any idea where to watch all of the murder on the orient express deleted scenes? :)

Hey there, anon! Thank you for your ask. There are 11 deleted scenes on the Murder on the Orient Express (2017) dvd. Some have been uploaded online via media outlets and some by fans. I’m including links to the uploads, and my own screencaps of the rest of the scenes:

- Hotel Check-in - Poirot arrives at the Tokatlian hotel in Istanbul. He’s telegrammed specific orders about his room reservation (10 bath towels, 10 bottles of mineral water, etc). The scene introduces his OCD. I did a gif set of it.

- Poirot Bedtime Rituals - We see Poirot’s slimming exercises routine and moustache grooming. He’s wearing a corset. Here’s a gif set. The only look we have at Poirot’s famous moustache kit. Ken Branagh talks about the kit here.

- Pierre Michel (the conductor) interview - The only suspect interrogation scene they cut. It’s a shame because Marwan Kenzari’s performance is touching, and the location they went with for the interview is visually interesting.

- Departure - A great shot of the Orient Express leaving the station. We see all the characters inside the traincars as they speed past the camera. Poirot is at the very end in the last car, looking pleased. This isn’t a CGI scene, it was shot in camera.

- The following tweet from a fan has a video of three deleted scenes:

1) The Mr Ratchett/Poirot sequence from the Arasta Bazaar/Alternate Opening scene, an alternate - and much longer - intro scene of several characters before they get to board the train. The widowed Mrs Hubbard is chatting up a bunch of local children, Pilar Estravados the missionary is talking to a jewelry seller, Miss Debenham is taking pictures on her camera and spots the Count and Countess Andrenyi.

In the movie we only see Ratchett and the Count and Countess Andrenyi at the cafe, but no Poirot, who got cut out. In the full deleted scene he’s got a bigger role, he sees the Count fighting the paps and is about to intervene (rising from his chair), when the Countess arrives and the fighting stops. Poirot sits down again. He’s eating a lot of food, and getting excited over famous desert, and like the clip in the tweet shows, Mr Ratchett is also ordering him a bottle of champaigne, but Poirot asks for a cup of hot chocolate instead, and toasts Mr Ratchett in thanks. Chefs making the chocolate for Poirot and closeups of Godiva chocolate do not appear in either the deleted scene or the theatrical cut. I giffed the Godiva sequence here. 

2) Dreamscape - The full “Poirot vision”-like scene in b&w in which we get inside Poirot’s mind. It’s a sort of re-cap of the different clues Poirot’s gathered so far. He’s looking at all the suspects one by one, and there’s a cool group shot of them facing him. More on this scene below.

3) bits of the Poirot Bedtime Rituals scene I’ve already mentioned.

That’s all the scenes I’ve managed to find online, there might be more out there, the studio took down several clips. The ones left from the dvd are:

- Alternate Opening - B&w scene of Colonel Armstrong alone in a gloomy, darkened living room. He’s watching a projector clip of himself, his wife and daughter at play when they were all happy and carefree. Little Daisy is playing with her teddybear and dolly.

- Newsreel (Extended) - B&w reel of news footage and newspaper clippings about the Armstrong kidnapping case, “the story that shocked the world”. It serves as background info for the audience. Shots of the crime scene, the funeral, mother screaming on the floor, Daisy’s teddybear guarding a fresh grave.

- Breakfast - The extra footage that was cut from the Wailing Wall scene. After Poirot exposes the Chief Inspector, the Inspector wants to attack him from behind but Poirot intercepts with his cane without looking back. He doesn’t see the breakfast boy with the eggs who’s followed him to the Wall, and he swings his cane, hitting theeggs by accident. The tops of the eggs the boy is holding out to him, are cut off. Next shot is of Poirot finally eating breakfast, he’s seated by the Wall, with the boy and a waiter standing beside him.

- Train Montage - A short clip of Orient Express staff/waiters setting the tables, bringing in crates of food, arranging champaigne bottles, etc. Just a few extra shots that didn’t make it into the film.

- Luggage - Bouc and Michel the conductor going through some of the passengers’ luggage. Mostly closeups of the contents of their suitcases, with quick shots of Estravados the missionary, Schmidt the maid, Marquez the salesman and Hardmanthe professor, and one extra line from Estravados.

There are about 30 mins of other deleted footage that never landed on the dvd, including two major action scenes - Poirot chasing MacQueen the assistant out in the blizzard, shooting at MacQueen in warning, then saving him from drowning when the man falls into a river, and Poirot defending himself from Dr Arbuthnot, almost falling off the train and using his wits to get back inside.

Changes from the original script to the theatrical cut: The original denouement scene happened in the dining car like in the book (and the 1974 movie), not outside, though I’m not sure if they ever filmed the first version. There are some huge differences between the original script and the film. A lot of the clue-explaining, some of the exposition, character-establishing and other character moments, extra lines from interrogation scenes, chunks of dialog, etc, were cut. Settings and certain lines of dialogue were changed. More canon quotes were added into the movie, such as Poirot’s famous “My name is Hercule Poirot and I’m probably the greatest detective in the world” line from The Mystery of the Blue Train. Miss Debeham and Dr Arbuthnot kissed twice in the original script! No kisses in the movie. Pilar Estravados was Greta Ohlsson, like in the book (Estravados’ name comes from Hercule Poirot’s Christmas).  Poirot remembers his canon “love interest“ Vera Rossakoff. She only gets a mention but is kind of instrumental to him solving the case. Vera was changed into “Katherine” in the movie, a new character, someone from Poirot’s past. Was it because Vera might appear in future movies?

Most of the characters get a bit more screentime in the original script. Poirot has a HUGE, HUGE “getting-inside-the-detective’s-head” scene where he sees all the suspects frozen like ice, or like in a photograph, and he can walk through the photograph and observe each suspect, each frozen facial expression, and analyze what everyone told him in interviews. He’s looking at all the clues again in his mind, brushing away those that aren’t relevant. For the audience, this would have been a bigger and more helpful re-cap of the mystery compared to “Dreamscape” above. It would have been an amazing showstopper scene.

I wish they could have kept some of these scenes as one of the biggest criticisms about the movie was that the audience couldn’t really follow the clues and play “detective”, Poirot did all the explaining himself - and quickly - and didn’t give them enough of a chance to solve the mystery on their own. The screenwriter originally had POIROT ANALYZE ALL THE CLUES in great detail. All the clues from the book are present. Poirot’s all about the clues and observation. He brainstorms which suspect could be guilty, which pairs of suspects could have killed Ratchett together. He considers them all in his mind, all the variations and possibilities, and the audience can see his thoughts. He’s moving from one suspect to the next, in a “refresh my memory” sort of scene for the viewers.

He’s not “omnipotent” nor “guessing” like some critics have complained. He tells you how he came by the conclusions. He does it in the movie but originally he talked a lot, lot more, and the scenes were trimmed for time constraints. Some of the details regarding the clues were the first to go. I love the movie dearly and always will but there’s an even greater potential in the original script, I think. Hopefully we see more deleted footage on future dvd sets. :)

Thanks again for your ask! If anyone would like me to gif any of the deleted scenes, please let me know! :)

[poirott]

love your motoe gifs!!!!

Bless you, anon, for being sweet! ♥ And thank you! I love MOTOE and giffing it while listening to the dvd audio commentary is one of my fave pastimes. The other day I was giffing a moment from the denouement scene, Poirot is wearing that cool black cloak of his with the collar up, and he’s shown from behind with the neck exposed and it drives me to distraction every time because he just looks so good. I love Poirot’s clothes and really admire Byrne’s work as a costume designer. Indeed, I have high hopes for Poirot’s bespoke suits in Death on the Nile. The new designer is Mary Zophres, btw! (Thanks to @ilovekbranagh who just told me!) There must have been scheduling conflicts or Byrne would have returned for the sequel, I think.

Speaking of suits, Poirot looks great on these Italian book covers for Death on the Nile and Evil under the Sun! I found out about the Mondadori editions last year and thought what great inspiration they’d be to a costume designer. Poirot’s body shape on those covers is close to Agatha Christie’s own mental image of the character. Short man with a bit of a tummy. (Think David Suchet in season 1 of ITV’s Poirot.

Right now I’m continuing giffing MOTOE costumes. A couple other MOTOE gif sets are already finished in my drafts, along with gif sets of other incarnations. I do try to alternate between the different versions as much as possible (I know some prefer one version over the other) and post as often as the tumblr tags allow. 

The usual news posts will be getting more frequent now that Death on the Nile has begun casting. I’ll be covering all the Death on the Nile promo the same way I did with MOTOE in 2016 - 2018. That includes lots of gifs!

Here’s a gif just for you, Poirot got to salute the participants of Movember last year. :))

*salutes* Thank you and have a nice day!

[poirott]

Now that Death in the Nile is confirmed, do you have any actors in mind that you want to see play the characters? I️ personally want to see Tom Hiddleston in one of these movies (he’s close friends with Kenneth Branagh) but that’s just me

Hello! Ken does like casting people he’s worked with before,so I get you there. :D I think Tom would be a good choice! Which role did you have in mind for him for Death on the Nile? That of Simon Doyle who was played by JJ Feild in the Suchet version? Or the James Ferguson character? Or maybe a more unexpected casting, forPoirot’s friend, Colonel Race himself? He’s the “Hastings” character and has a similar role to that of Bouc (Tom Bateman) from Murder on the Orient Express. (I’ve also been speculating whether Ken would cast Captain Hastings instead of Colonel Race. It would go heavily against canon though!)

Tom may be too young to play Colonel Race but there are several other possible roles for him, or for young actors of his caliber. We don’t know about the age range of the casting or how close the characters will be to canon. Same with their nationalities and races and whether Ken will use all the suspects or combine certain names. It’s why It’s hard to do this fancast and why I’m only listing a few of the characters. :) I’d need an extra week or two to really think about them all.

For Linnet Ridgeway I’d like to see someone like Rosamund Pike or Hayley Atwell. Brie Larson? It’s a tough one. Others suggested Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie.In the Suchet version they cast Emily Blunt.

I think a lot of actors could play Simon Doyle, it’s Linnet that is trickier for me to decide on. Maybe Chris Pine for Simon? Oscar Isaac? Dan Stevens? Perhaps someone you wouldn’t think of first. Tom Hardy? A newcomer?

Jacqueline De Bellefort could be Saoirse Ronan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Felicity Jones, Carey Mulligan, Lily James.

Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Julie Andrews, Meryl Streep as Mrs.Van Schuyler.

For the fun role of Mrs. Salome Otterbourne, maybe the same actresses as mentioned above for Mrs. Van Schuyler? Also Susan Sarandon and Jane Fonda. Or Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, depending on the age range they’re going with.

Tilda Swinton, Catherine Tate, Jessica Chastain for Miss Bowers.

John Rhys-Davies, James Nesbittfor Colonel Race. I’m still thinking of more names. Ken could end up casting someone very unexpected. It’s one of the roles I’m most curious about. Colin Firth?

For Dr. Bessner, Colin Firth (again, surprise casting), Hugo Weaving, Rowan Atkinson, Sam Neill, Jason Isaacs.

Rooney Mara, Felicity Jones (again), Christina Ricci for Louise Bourget.

So many names! I’ve no idea what my ideal casting would be, tbh. In a week the list could be completely different. I might post a tighter one in the future.

Sorry I couldn’t be more specific and thank you for the great ask! :)

[poirott]

I know you've received a lot of questions and commentary on Death on the Nile but after having seen MOTOE, what were your thoughts on the reference? I honestly wasn't expecting it but then again I'm sure no one EXPECTED it to happen. I'm curious to see where it goes and see how much the poirot-verse and the world of Agatha Christie become more exposed! I'm excited for new fans and for those of us who have already been here indulging in our little cinnamon roll.

** MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD ABOUT ONE SCENE IN MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS MOVIE **

Hey there, Labours! *waves* Thank you for your ask! The Christieverse and all the Poirot adaptations gettingmore exposure because of the MOTOE movie is the beginning of a new Poirot era. The new Agatha Christie Cinematic Universe has begun, dvds of previous Poirot films are getting re-releases, and Christie books are coming out with new fancy covers and as limited editions. Fans that just got introduced toSuchet’s tv version are falling in love with him as predicted, and they’relooking into books and anime and other Christie tv series (I recommend the 2015 And ThenThere Were None mini series for starters). I’ve got a bunch of asks on thevery topic I need to reply today and tomorrow!

Poirot getting asked for help with a murder case on the Nilewas spoiled for me ahead of the movie via critics reviews. But that’s ok, muchof the film was spoiled for me, maybe 80%, and knowing of the referencebeforehand didn’t make my MOTOE watching experience any less exciting! Before I readabout the scene on several websites, I hadn’t expected Ken to include a reference to a sequel either but once word of the little tease got out, I couldn’t wait to see the scene for myself. And I thought it was well done. :)

It’s been speculatedKen will try to retcon the reference in the sequel because in the book,Poirot’s on holiday in Egypt when the murder happens, he doesn’t get summoned thereas per the reference in the MOTOE movie. Much like the set up in the MOTOE novel, in DOTN we first follow thecharacters on their journey - “the most romantic journey on earth” the steamer service is called - and learn what brought them to Egypt, before tragedystrikes again.

With Ken’s Poirot joining them after the murder has alreadyhappened, we don’t get that important set up, or we get one sans Poirot, which isfar less fun and would change the story drastically. I think Poirot should be there with the suspects before anything goes down. Because MOTOE was faithful to the book, people expect DOTN to bethe same, hence the speculation about Ken tweaking the reference in MOTOE a littleso the DOTN movie can follow canon as closely as possible after all. I don’t know if he’d just wave the reference away and have Poirot pretend there was no summons?

Someone suggested a retcon would not benecessary if the reference was to some other random crime on the Nile, but not THEfamous case. Poirot could go to Egypt as planned, solve this “urgent matter”, finallytake a deserved holiday, only to get involved in yet another mystery, thistime concerning a murder boat instead of a murder train! Poor cinnamon rollcan never put his feet up. Justlet him rest with his books and cakes! :D

What do you think? How would you proceed with DOTN? Thanks again for your message!

[poirott]

I'd really love if Suchet was Poirot again for this movie but recently came to the conclusion that it's great another amazing actor is going to :) I'm happy a classic mystery is coming to the big screen... With an amazing cast! Lots of young people getting to know Christie's work is thrilling

Hi and thank you for your message! Well said, that’s exactly how I feel about the Ken’s movie and am happy to hear other positive voices! And, who knows, maybe Suchet’s Poirot will land on the big screen one day, I wouldn’t rule it out entirely, Suchet did say he was open to it. He’s still got time. :)

One of the things I’m looking forward to the most about the new Murder on the Orient Express coming out, are all the beautiful Agatha Christie displaysbookstores are going tohave! Sales of her books will go up and if the movie’s successful, Ken and the Agatha Christie Estate will start looking into the next potential Christie mystery to adapt. They might go for another famous title like The ABC Murders, Death on the Nile, Appointment with Death, Death in the Clouds, etc.

My pick would be The ABC Murders but I’m biased because it’s my fave Christie book. People getting murdered in alphabetical order; Ascher in Andover, Barnard in Bexhill, Clarke in Churston, and so on, it’s a brilliant case for Poirot,  the audience would be all over it! I think Death on the Nileis more likely to get adapted, though. :)

We’re probably also getting a special Murder on the Orient Express paperback version with the new cast on the cover, like Harper Collins did it with Agatha Christie’s Poirot tv series, the episode tie-in editions were available for a limited time only and included exclusive interviews and photos!

What kind of MOTOE merchandise would you like to see? I’d love some mugs, posters, t-shirts, plastic folders, notepads and stickers, keychains (a teeny Orient Express!), and pens and pencils (moustache print)! I want them all as there has never been much Poirot merchandise out there, and MOTOE’s going to change everything. :D *excited*