Kenneth Branagh is reuniting with his Belfast stars Jamie Dornan and Jude Hill for his new Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting in Venice.
The Belfast-born Oscar-winning filmmaker, who also directed and starred in the Poirot mysteries Death on the Nile (2022) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017), is slated to once again reprise his role as Hercule Poirot in the 2023 film.
The all-star cast will also include Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Yeoh, Emma Laird, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Ali Khan and Riccardo Scamarico.
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Based on Agatha Christie's 1969 book Hallowe'en Party, A Haunting in Venice, it is reported that the film is due to go into production this Halloween, on 31 October, with locations including Pinewood Studios outside London and Venice, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The synopsis for the new flick reads: "Set in 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.
"When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets."
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, added: “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.'”
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