“A Haunting in Venice” is a supernatural mystery film that continues the journey of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film.
- A Haunting in Venice is a 2023 American supernatural mystery film
- The film is produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh
- Branagh reprises his role from the previous films, from a screenplay by Michael Green
- The film is based on the 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
- It serves as a sequel to Death on the Nile (2022)
- It is the third film in which Branagh portrays the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot
- The ensemble cast includes Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Michelle Yeoh
- A Haunting in Venice was released in the United States on September 15, 2023 by 20th Century Studios
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 79% rating
- Based on 191 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 6.5/10
- The website’s consensus reads: “A darker and spookier spin on Branagh’s Poirot, A Haunting in Venice is a decent Halloween snack whose undemanding mystery gets a lift from nifty visuals and an all-star cast”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100
- Based on 44 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- In the United States and Canada, A Haunting in Venice was projected to gross around $12 million from 3,305 theaters in its opening weekend
- Projections were later raised to $14 million
- The film made $1.2 million from Thursday night previews
- This is up from Nile’s $1.1 million
- 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell revealed in March 2022 that a script for a third Hercule Poirot film had been written by Michael Green
- With Kenneth Branagh set to return as director and star
- The film will see a lesser-known Poirot story be the basis for the plot
- The film was confirmed in October 2022, with Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Yeoh among the cast
- Branagh described the film as a “supernatural thriller” rather than a full-fledged horror film
- Filming began on October 31, 2022
- With production occurring between Pinewood Studios and Venice
- Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the score for the film in April 2023
- Marking the first in the series not to be composed by Branagh’s frequent collaborator Patrick Doyle
- The film’s soundtrack album was released by Hollywood Records on September 15, 2023
