How ‘Death on the Nile’ Became ‘Every Publicist’s Worst Nightmare’ (Antivaxxers, Cannibals, etc.)

New York Post ^ | February 10, 2022 | Alison Boshoff

[nickcarraway]

Costing more than $160 million, it is surely the most awkward film release in recent memory as several of the stars have either been canceled or the subjects of mockery and derision. “This film has become every publicist’s worst nightmare,” said an industry source. “It’s a project where everything which can go wrong has gone wrong — and there’s nothing to be done or said to make it better.

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First, there is Armie Hammer, who stars as playboy Simon Doyle in the adaptation of the 1937 Agatha Christie novel. He was accused of rape and cannibalistic desires back in January 2021.

Letitia Wright — known for “Black Panther” and cast here as grumpy Rosalie Otterbourne — has espoused what many perceived to be anti-vaccine statements.

[nickcarraway]

[imabadboy99]

Cannibalism? Just when you think these sick Hollywood freaks can’t get any worse, they somehow manage to do so.

The end is near folks. The end is near. No question about it.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Russell Brand started out as a drug addicted leftist hippy, but has now become a free speech hero in the same vein as Joe Rogan and Jimmy Dore.

Gotta see this movie. Kenneth Branagh as Poirot is enough of a reason.

[Steve_Seattle]

It is absolutely weird how one's views in a particular group of vaccines have become a litmus test for membership in polite society, especially since the vaccines in question were rushed into production, have been associated with an unprecedented number of serious side-effects, and are far less effective in preventing the targeted disease than any previous vaccine.

And unlike most political disputes, the demonization mostly flows in one direction: from the vaccine supporters to the vaccine critics. I don't know of any vaccine critic who thinks that supporters of the vaccines should be silenced or fired from their jobs, but that sentiment is common on the other side.

[BenLurkin]

Gal Gadot is a truly beautiful woman. (But still not buying any movie tickets)

[Seruzawa]

I’m not sure why they even decided to remake this story yet again.

[BenLurkin]

She’s bineg panlized for having common sense.

In December 2020, Wright received backlash over a video she publicly shared on Twitter in which the speaker questioned the safety of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, in addition to “appear[ing] skeptical of climate change, accus[ing] China of spreading COVID-19, and mak[ing] transphobic comments”;[28] YouTube has since deleted the video for violating its terms of service.[28] Wright later clarified that she “wasn’t against vaccines but it was important to ‘ask questions’” and “my intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Wright#Controversy_over_vaccinations

[Steve_Seattle]

"He was accused of rape and cannibalistic desires back in January 2021."

I don't know what that's about, but I remember back in the Pizzagate days I saw photos of an A-list banquet in which cannibalistic themes were openly used in the presentation of some of the food. There was also a film called "Neon Demon" in which cannibalistic themes were explored in a study of the fashion/modeling industry.

[nickcarraway]

When was the last time? It was probably Branagh’s idea.

[coaster123]

“Weird”

Evil makes sense.

[nickcarraway]

Sophie Okonedo is in it. She was onstage in London, as Cleopatra opposite Ralph Fiennes, and she was great. I’ve never seen her in anything else, but there are immortal longings in this one. I’d go see her again.

[nickcarraway]

She lost he whole team of agents and representatives over it.

[PGR88]

So woke arseholes are triggered by the actors?

the film may be worth seeing after all.

[Seruzawa]

Well there were a couple of TV versions and a 1978 movie and then it was done again in the David Suchet Poirot series. Suchet’s portrayal is going to be one heck of a hard act to follow.

[jmcenanly]

She’s not in the picture very long. Her character is the victim.

[immadashell]

When someone, anyone, publishes a peer reviewed study showing that the jabs worked for more than 6 months, I will apologize for all my anti-vaxx posts. Until then don't hold your breath.

[The Louiswu]

Armie complained that he was groped by a famous Hollywood producer at a party at a time that rising stars we’re supposed to just bend over and take it. Gal Gadot is Israeli and doing quite well in her career, her crime as a Jew she’s supposed to hate herself and her religion. In Hollywood if you step off the reservation they try to crush you any way possible. I’ll be seeing this film.

[PghBaldy]

Maybe in the 70s?

[nickcarraway]

Gal Gadot is Israeli and doing quite well in her career, her crime as a Jew she’s supposed to hate herself and her religion.

Her "crime" was having a bunch of celebrities sing a stupid song with her and act like they were doing something. Not a crime, but she did look foolish.

Hammer was groped? I thought it was Brendan Fraser?

[ifinnegan]

No one cares.

Do you actually care or have interest in this movie industry
PR article?

Have you actually heard of thus movie? (Not the old one).