Shortly after debuting the A Haunting in Venice teaser trailer at CinemaCon – the annual convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners – 20th Century Studios brought the intense, nearly two-minute trailer online. The studio also released a teaser poster and stills from the upcoming supernatural thriller directed by Kenneth Branagh and based on Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party.
Branagh reprises his role as Hercule Poirot after playing the iconic detective in 2022’s Death on the Nile and 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. The impressive ensemble also includes Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Jamie Dornan (Belfast, directed by Branagh), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Kyle Allen (Rosaline), Camille Cottin (Call My Agent), Jude Hill (Belfast), Ali Khan (6 Underground), Emma Laird (Mayor of Kingstown), and Riccardo Scamarcio (Caravaggio’s Shadow).
Oscar nominee Michael Green (Logan) adapted Agatha Christie’s novel and Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Ridley Scott, and Simon Kinberg serve as producers. Louise Killin, James Prichard, and Mark Gordon executive produce.
Oscar, Grammy, and BAFTA winner Hildur Guđnadóttir (Joker) will compose the score. Guđnadóttir is the first female composer to win Academy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards in the same season.
A Haunting in Venice opens in theaters on September 15, 2023.
The Plot:
A Haunting in Venice is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and 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.
