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Felicity Jones to Play Agatha Christie as 'Eleven Missing Days' Launches at Cannes Market

The Cannes market launch signals a rights push ahead of an expected U.K. shoot this summer.

Overview

  • The casting, disclosed Monday ahead of the Cannes film market, introduces the project to buyers through Fortitude International.
  • Vincent Cassel co-stars as a retired Belgian police detective who enters the case in a nod to Hercule Poirot.
  • Bertie Ellwood directs from Ernesto Foronda’s script, adapted from Jared Cade’s book on Christie’s 1926 disappearance.
  • The film is in pre-production with plans to shoot in the U.K. this summer, with Range Media Partners handling U.S. rights and Fortitude leading international sales.
  • At Cannes, producers typically secure financing and territory deals, so further casting and distribution announcements could follow the market meetings.