вЂњOne of the criticisms that I keep getting levied at me is that were so amazing. Plus, the BBC has made a deal to adapt seven of ChristieвЂ™s works for new shows to air over the next four years, in addition to a two-part adaptation of The Witness for the Prosecution, which is filming.

To bring ChristieвЂ™s stories back to the big screen, the estate, which employs around 14 people at its London-based office, inked a trio of deals with 20th Century Fox: a star-studded adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, which will be helmed by and star Kenneth Branagh an adaptation of The Witness for the Prosecution that will be directed by and star Ben Affleck and an adaptation of And Then There Were None with The Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum. Strong now works with Prichard, who took over the company for his father, Mathew, in 2014 in 2013, they hired WME to help them set up deals with Hollywood studios. In 2012, when content distribution company RLJ Entertainment bought 64 percent of the estate from media management company Chorion (which also handled Raymond ChandlerвЂ™s work and such childrenвЂ™s characters as Paddington Bear), the family (which owns the remaining 36 percent) reclaimed more control of her literary estate (which continues to sell more than 3 million books a year worldwide) by hiring Strong, who has a background in TV development, to shepherd TV and film projects.

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