Kenneth Branagh prepares "A haunting in Venice" with Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey

Kenneth Branagh crossed the Orient Express and the Nile with Agatha Christie. Now he will take care of "A Haunting in Venice".

The Oscar-winning Belfast director and screenwriter has set up the set and production, set to launch next month, for his latest 20th Century Studios mystery based on the works of the British crime writer. His final foray as Hercule Poirot is based on his 1969 novel "Hallowe'en Party", and he's already assembled quite a cast: 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” ), Riccardo Scamarico ("The Shadow of Caravaggio"), and Michelle Yeoh ("All Everywhere All At Once"). Branagh will play Poirot again after his turns in "Orient Express" and "Nile".

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"A Haunting in Venice" is written by Oscar-nominated scribe "Logan" Michael Green, and filming will begin in Venice and outside London at famed Pinewood Studios from November, as reported. announced Monday 20th Century. Green wrote the screenplays for Poirot's last two films.

According to the official synopsis, 'A Haunting in Venice', set in eerie post-World War II Venice on the eve of All Saints' Day, is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the famous detective , Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the most glamorous city in the world, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance in a dilapidated and haunted palace. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is plunged into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

In a statement shared with the press, Branagh said, "This is a fantastic character development of Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise. Based on a complex and little-known mystery story set in Halloween in a city ravishing in pictures is an incredible opportunity for us as filmmakers, and we relish the chance to deliver something truly spooky for our loyal viewers.”

'A Haunting in Venice', the third 20th century film based on a Christie novel, reunites the team of filmmakers behind 2017's 'Murder on the Orient Express' and 2022's 'Death on the Nile' and includes the screenwriter Green, producer Judy Hofflund, and executive producers Louise Killin and James Prichard, plus filmmakers Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, and Mark Gordon.

“Death on the Nile” has suffered an upward tow along the river after multiple pandemic delays, abuse allegations against star Armie Hammer and a February 2022 release date that drew decent numbers, including including the success of SVOD, climate considered: a theatrical gross of $137 million against a production budget of $90 million.

Branagh won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar this year for his black-and-white drama Troubles “Belfast,” also starring Jamie Dornan.

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