Quentin Tarantino almost made a surreal cameo appearance in maligned sequel Battle Royale 2: Requiem. Tarantino has made no secret of his admiration for the original Battle Royale from director Kinji Fukasaku. The film saw a group of Japanese high school students being forced to play a life-or-death game on a remote island, with only one survivor allowed. The film was a disturbing, blood-soaked satire, and has become a cult favorite that has inspired everything from The Hunger Games movies to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In a 2009 chat, Tarantino labeled Battle Royale his favorite movie that had emerged since he began his filmmaking career in the '90s.
Author Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple is one of the most iconic and celebrated literary sleuths of all time. The amateur investigator was first introduced in the 1930 novel Murder at the Vicarage , appearing in 11 subsequent novels up until 1976. The character has been portrayed on the stage, on radio, and for our purposes, on the big and small screen several times since the character's screen debut in 1961. Over the past 60 years, Miss Marple has been portrayed by several actresses, many of whom hail from different parts of the world. To see who did Miss Marple the most justice on screen, scroll below. Updated July 21st, 2022 by George Chrysostomou: Agatha Christie's works are still influencing the industry today and Miss Marple is among her most famous creations. With the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion , taking the audience back to the genre, it's well worth checking out these classic portrayals of one of the best detectives out there featuring some fantastic Mis...
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