A Christie Two-Fer

Dame Agatha would probably never have imagined the day when her novels would find their way onto a gaming console where the users jump, move around, and interact with the action on the screen. But, that's what you get with the new release coming out on February 25 of "And Then There Were None" for the Wii. You can check out the trailer for the release here.

The legendary mystery novelist did live long enough (d.1976) to see television, but not the multitude of TV shows and movies based on her books that have been created in the past 32 years, as this listing from IMDB attests. One of the most recent was a twelve-episode series based on the Miss Marple character for ITV. Unfortunately, the Times Online is reporting that the 75-year-old actress Geraldine McEwan has recently announced her retirement in that role. 

Mathew Prichard, Christie’s grandson and chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd., said that "Geraldine has been a wonderful Miss Marple, the sixth actress to play her on screen in my lifetime. I think she brought a humanity and playfulness to the role that worked beautifully. We will miss her but are looking forward to seeing what new aspects of Jane Marple’s character our new Miss Marple might be able to explore." An ITV spokesman was quoted as saying, "We will search far and wide for a new Marple."  Candidates for the role include Victoria Wood, who won the Best Actress Bafta last year for her role in the ITV1 drama Housewife, with Julie Walters and Geraldine James also being considered. Stay tuned...

Comments

[Terrie Farley Moran]

Hi B.V.,

As Bob Dylan kept reminding us: "The times they are a-changin'."

And I still don't know what Wii is? I am guessing it is the great-grandchild of Atari, or something like that.

Terrie