Agatha

via 20th Century Studios The increasing practice of re-editing classic literature to make it more palatable to modern readers has been a contentious situation to put it lightly, with several titans of the printed page having seen their works reappraised with modern day sensibilities in mind. Agatha Christie has become the latest, and it doesn’t take Hercule Poirot to uncover why both sides of the debate feel so strongly about it. As one of the best-selling authors of all-time that’s estimated to have shipped…

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At the beginning of the year, a new Scarlet Witch ongoing series launched from writer Steve Orlando, artist Sara Pichelli, and colorist by Matt Wilson. From the get-go, the series introduced a new status quo and cast of supporting characters. It appears that was only the tip of the iceberg for Wanda Maximoff because Marvel has announced Contest of Chaos, a new saga this summer that will see the return of Agatha Harkness. Teased last week in the above promotional image by Bryan Hitch, Contest of Chaos will be led by…

Image: Marvel StudiosEven though WandaVision ended with her trapped in her TV character persona, it was a given that we’d see eventually Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness again somewhere in the MCU. Busy as Hahn’s been recently with Glass Onion, she’ll have the spotlight all to herself with Agatha: Coven of Chaos.Ahead of the show’s production starting next week, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed more of the show’s supporting cast, all of whom previously appeared in WandaVision proper. Returning for the new series are…

In the last couple of years, you didn’t need to be sporting a monocle to notice that there were murder mysteries everywhere. On television, you could guess whodunnit on The Afterparty or Only Murders in the Building. On the big screen, Kenneth Branagh worked his way through two starry Poirots with Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. The Agatha Christie love continued with See How They Run, a retro crime caper pegged to her play The Mousetrap. And then there was Knives Out.Released in 2019 and directed by…

A brilliant Greek sun beats down on Daniel Craig and his co-stars Kate Hudson, Edward Norton and Janelle Monáe in the follow-up to Knives Out, the surprise whodunnit hit of 2019.When Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery arrives later this month in UK cinemas, audiences will be introduced to a handful of prime suspects in the time-honoured manner, while Craig’s gentlemanly sleuth Benoit Blanc sets out to solve an impending crime.But the glossy Knives Out films are not the only recent releases to stretch the framework of the…

Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images)Marvel Studios’ upcoming WandaVision spinoff Agatha: Coven of Chaos is assembling quite the badass band of witches. Variety reports that the internet’s dear Evil Hag and Christmas Witch herself, Aubrey Plaza, is joining the anticipated Disney+ series in an unnamed role—but if it’s not as a witch they are doing it wrong. Plaza has played in the Marvel television sandbox before, starring in Noah Hawley’s FX series Legion (which was based loosely in the X-Men universe). Her memorable turn…

Image: NetflixAs if we couldn’t be more excited for Agatha: Coven of Chaos—Marvel’s Disney+ series spinning off WandaVision’s excellently sinister, outrageously expressive breakout character played by Kathryn Hahn—we’ve now learned another fan-favorite actor is joining the cast: Joe Locke, star of Netflix’s hugely popular comic adaptation Heartstopper.Variety got the scoop on this news, which unfortunately starts and ends with Locke’s casting, so that means devotees of WandaVision, Agatha “All Along” Harkness, and…

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My earliest reading memoryMy childhood hero was Spot the dog. After a couple of read-throughs, I’d do my best to recreate his mischief. My first taste of real life being harsher than fiction – Spot got a grin and a mild telling-off, I got sent to my room for four hours.My favourite book growing upFar too few people have heard of The Phantom Tollbooth, a sharp and smart fantasy by Norton Juster. The best books to read as a child are the ones that take you away from the uncomfortable business of growing up, so you hardly…