Kenneth Branagh will Return for New Hercule Poirot Movie ‘A Haunting In Venice’

Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot is returning to the screen for the third time, this round in a film called “A Haunting in Venice”20th Century Studios announced Monday that it will be based on a mystery by Agatha Christie.

Branagh will be returning to the franchise to direct it for the third consecutive time. He has cast Tina Fey and Jamie Dornan to star alongside his role as the world-class detective.

“A Haunting in Venice” is inspired by Christie’s novel “Hallowe’en Party”From 1969. Kyle Allen will also star in the ensemble cast.“Rosaline”), Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”Jude Hill (“Belfast”), Ali Khan (“6 Underground”), Emma Laird (“Mayor of Kingstown”), Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”) and Riccardo Scamarico (“Caravaggio’s Shadow”).

Production is expected to begin in the coming weeks “A Haunting in Venice”Next month, the film will be shot at Pinewood Studios in London as well as on location in Venice. 20th Century Studios also plans a theatrical release in 2023 for the film.

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Set in the eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, “A Haunting in Venice”It is a terrifying mystery that sees the return to life of Hercule, the famous sleuth. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

Michael Green was the one who wrote the script. He did the same for the two previous Christie adaptations. “Murder on the Orient Express” “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice”Judy Hofflund, executive producer Louise Killin, and James Prichard, together with Ridley Scott and Simon Kinberg, will be reunited.

“This is a fantastic development of the character Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise,”Branagh made the statement in a statement. “Based on a complex, little known tale of mystery set at Halloween in a pictorially ravishing city, it is an amazing opportunity for us, as filmmakers, and we are relishing the chance to deliver something truly spine-chilling for our loyal movie audiences.”

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“We are enormously privileged to continue our long collaboration with the incomparable Sir Kenneth Branagh and couldn’t be more excited by the bold new creative direction Ken, Michael, and the rest of the filmmaking team have taken with this latest film. We also remain grateful to James Prichard and the rest of our friends at Agatha Christie, Ltd., for their partnership and for once again entrusting us with, as Poirot modestly calls himself, ‘probably the greatest detective in the world,’” Steve Asbell, president 20th Century Studios, said.

Branagh began his series of Christie adaptations by signing off. “Murder on the Orient Express”In 2017, the film grossed $352 million in worldwide box office. His sequel “Death on the Nile”From February, he did not have the same success with his film, which he also directed and starred in. That’s because its release was marred by multiple factors, first because of multiple delays from the COVID-19 pandemic, but also because of star Armie Hammer being accused of sexual misconduct before the film could hit theaters. But even so, “Death on the Nile”Globally, $137 Million was still earned, even though the majority of this haul came from overseas markets.

Thought “Nile” was released in 2022, between directing the Hercule Poirot films, Branagh directed Disney’s “Artemis Fowl” “Belfast,”This film is his personal and largely autobiographical story about growing up during the Troubles in Ireland. From the latter project, he’s reuniting with both Dornan and the young Hill on “A Haunting in Venice.”

“Belfast” was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and Branagh’s script won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. As an actor, he’ll next be seen in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

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