Kenneth Branagh has starred as detective Hercule Poirot in three films based on the books of Agatha Christie. 2023’s A Haunting in Venice was his latest, but it may not be his last. Producer teases potential future Poirot films Speaking to Variety about the recent film starring the iconic detective, producer Judy Hofflund — who… Read More »
Kenneth Branagh has just released A Haunting in Venice, his third big-screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s popular detective character, Hercule Poirot. Interestingly, this new story is based on Hallowe’en Party, the final book in Christie’s series. Does that mean Branagh has officially hung up the mantle and is done doing Hercule Poirot movies? Not particularly.… Read More »
Less than two years after Hercule Poirot appeared on the big screen in Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh is back to direct and star in a new installment of his Agatha Christie adaptations. This time, he adapts Hallowe’en Party into A Haunting in Venice, a murder mystery movie set in a mansion on the… Read More »
In a tighter-than-expected race, The Nun II narrowly overshadowed the debut of A Haunting in Venice, $14.7 million to $14.5M, per Deadline. For Haunting, the opening is higher than the $12.9M earned by Death on the Nile in 2022 but considerably less than the $28.7M raked in by 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. Nile… Read More »