It’s Branagh x Christie again! A HAUNTING IN VENICE is set to begin production, the latest Agatha Christie adaptation from Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Production on 20th Century Studiosâ âA Haunting in Venice,â an unsettling supernatural-thriller inspired by Agatha Christieâs novel Halloweâen Party, is set to begin next month. The film, which is directed by OscarÂź winner Kenneth Branagh (âBelfastâ) and features a screenplay by Oscar nominee Michael Green (âLoganâ), will shoot at Pinewood Studios outside London and on location in Venice. A brilliant acting ensemble portraying a cast of unforgettable characters will be featured, including Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen (âRosalineâ), Camille Cottin (âCall My Agentâ), Jamie Dornan (âBelfastâ), Tina Fey (â30 Rockâ), Jude Hill (âBelfastâ), Ali Khan (â6 Undergroundâ), Emma Laird (âMayor of Kingstownâ), Kelly Reilly (âYellowstoneâ), Riccardo Scamarcio (âCaravaggioâs Shadowâ), and Michelle Yeoh (âEverything Everywhere All at Onceâ). âA Haunting in Veniceâ will open in theatres nationwide in 2023.
Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallowsâ Eve, âA Haunting in Veniceâ is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the worldâs most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a sĂ©ance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Kenneth Branagh says, âThis is a fantastic development of the character Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise. 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.â
Steve Asbell, president 20th Century Studios, says, âWe are enormously privileged to continue our long collaboration with the incomparable Sir Kenneth Branagh and couldnât 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, âprobably the greatest detective in the world.ââ
âA Haunting in Venice,â the studiosâ third film based on a novel by Christie, reunites the team of filmmakers behind 2017âs âMurder on the Orient Expressâ and 2022âs âDeath on the Nileâ and includes screenwriter Michael Green, producer Judy Hofflund, and executive producers Louise Killin and James Prichard, along with filmmakers Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, and Mark Gordon.
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