Teaser Trailer for Kenneth Branagh's Supernatural Agatha Christie Film A HAUNTING IN VENICE
Kenneth Branagh is back to direct and star in a new Agatha Christie-based film, but this time it’s a supernatural horror mystery story! The film is titled A Haunting in Venice, and it’s inspired by Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party. Hercule Poirot finds himself embarking on a terrifying horror adventure.
The film is set 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. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.”
This is the first horror movie from Branagh since he directed Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein back in 1994, and it looks like a great movie! Branagh said in a statement: “This 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.”
Steve Asbell, president 20th Century Studios, says, “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.’”
The ensemble cast includes Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once). Kyle Allen (Rosaline), Camille Cottin (Call My Agent), Jamie Dornan (Belfast), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Jude Hill (Belfast), Ali Khan (6 Underground), Emma Laird (Mayor of Kingstown), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), and Riccardo Scamarico (Caravaggio’s Shadow).
The script for the film was written by Michael Green (Logan), and the movie was filmed at Pinewood Studios outside London and on location in Venice. A Haunting in Venice will open in theaters nationwide September 15, 2023.
