Josh Gad has signed on for a role in the re-make of the Murder on the Orient Express film. The story for this project comes from Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery novel.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Gad joins a cast that already includes Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Michael Pena, Judi Dench, and Kenneth Branagh. In addition to portraying the hero Detective Hercule Poirot, Branagh will also serve as the director.
Here’s more from Deadline: “Gad will play Hector McQueen, the role Anthony Perkins portrayed in the Sidney Lumet’s 1974 movie adaptation. McQueen is a nervous, skittish man who drinks too much but is gifted with languages and works as an assistant/translator to Ratchett (Depp).” (via The A.V. Club)