Kenneth Branagh to Return for New Hercule Poirot Film ‘A Haunting in Venice,’ Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh to Star
thewrap.comKenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot is returning to the screen for the third time, this round in a film called “A Haunting in Venice” based on an Agatha Christie mystery, 20th Century Studios announced Monday.Branagh, who will return to direct the franchise for the third time, has set a cast that includes Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Michelle Yeoh to star alongside his portrayal as the world class detective. “A Haunting in Venice” is inspired by Christie’s novel “Hallowe’en Party” from 1969.
Also starring in the ensemble cast will be Kyle Allen (“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 slated to begin on “A Haunting in Venice” next month and will shoot both in Pinewood Studios outside London and on location in Venice.
20th Century Studios is also planning a 2023 theatrical release for the film. Set in the eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, “A Haunting in Venice” is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot.
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.
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