Felicity Jones to Play Agatha Christie in Whodunit ‘Eleven Missing Days’
Felicity Jones (Train Dreams) has been tapped to step into the shoes of Agatha Christie for the whodunit mystery, Eleven Missing Days, centered around the legendary author’s mysterious disappearance, reports Deadline.
Based on the book Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by scholar Jared Cade, the film “is based on the true story of the British author’s mysterious disappearance. The synopsis reads: In December 1926, at the height of her fame, Agatha Christie became front-page news when she vanished in bizarre circumstances from her home. In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling an Agatha Christie novel itself where everyone in her life became a suspect.”
Jones joins already cast Vincent Cassel (Black Swan).
Directing is Bertie Ellwood (Silo), from a screenplay by Ernesto Foronda (Better Luck Tomorrow).
Christie is a legend in the world of mystery, having written the novel Ten Little Indians, which has been adapted through various means over the decades. She disappeared in 1926 for eleven days, eventually found in a hotel in Harrogate. Christie had no recollection as to what happened to her, and to this day, remains a mystery.
Fortitude International will introduce the film to buyers at Cannes this week.
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