![]() ![]() In fact, we could’ve gotten this film earlier-in 2011, it was reported that Neil LaBute was attached to direct a cast that included Matthew Goode and Julie Andrews-but for some reason, those plans fell through, and now, six years later, we have Paquet-Brenner, Max Irons and Glenn Close instead. If Crooked House was one of Christie’s favorites, why did it take almost 70 years for an adaptation to materialize? I don’t know for certain, but I have a hunch its unorthodox resolution had something to do with it (more on that later). Furthermore, the book is also reported to be one of Christie’s proudest achievements (one of her other favorites, Ordeal by Innocence, was recently adapted as a BBC miniseries and slated to air next month, but sexual abuse allegations surrounding co-star Ed Westwick forced the broadcaster to pull it from the schedule). ![]() This is the first-ever screen adaptation of the book, which is rather surprising considering how often her work is transferred to a visual medium. There is, however, another film that few may realize is also associated with Christie: Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s Crooked House, based on her 1949 novel of the same name. ![]() Best Modern Horror Novels to Scare you Silly ![]()
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