Many great action movies never saw the sequels and the franchises they deserved, resulting in some surprisingly standalone classics. The action genre is home to some of the most consistently high budgets in Hollywood, and when playing with such stakes, studios demand clear and incontrovertible proof that a franchise is profitable. Modest box office success, even when attached to films with massive stars and promising cinematic worlds, is rarely sufficient to justify greenlighting a sequel. Moreover, even sequels to films that are massive successes at the box office can wither in development hell before being canceled.
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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