Hercule Poirot returns for ‘A Haunting In Venice’
Sir Kenneth Branagh, the revered thespian, needs no introduction, and his lauded career on screen and stage has brought to life some of the most memorable performances of all time. Now the esteemed storyteller returns to the cinema canvas with his third appearance as the inquisitive and deductive Detective Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice….and this new mystery will send a sinister chill down your spine.
Watch the all-new trailer for A Haunting in Venice below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
In post-World War II Venice, Detective Hercule Poirot (Sir Kenneth Branagh), now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.
Adapted from the lesser-known Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie, A Haunting in Venice throws Poirot into the midst of another dangerous case as a seance soon turns to murder, and the good detective must look to fact and season to counter superstition and malice.
The Poirot-universe is in full swing with A Haunting in Venice and this is a film that is certain to scare the hell out of audiences with its chilling tale of horror and murder. As he has done with Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, Branagh has packed this film out with a superb cast that includes the likes of Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Laird and Riccardo Scamarcio, and each and every one of them catch the attention of the great detective’s good eye.
With excitement, intensity and intelligence, A Haunting in Venice promises to be a tale that will spin up audiences in its reach, and it’s a cinematic event you won’t want to miss when it arrives in cinemas on September 14.