20th Century Fox has released the official Italian trailer for the film. Murder in Venicedirector’s third film Kenneth Branagh Starring Hercule Poirot. in cinemas from September 14. The famous mustachioed investigator will have to deal with a clearly horrifying case for the first time. Given the Venice setting and release date, the film is among the candidates selected to participate in the next Venice Film Festival, possibly out of competition. We’ll have to wait until July 25, the day of the program’s press conference, to find out whether the actors’ strike affected his participation.
Murder in Venice based on Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel entitled Poirot and the Massacre of the Innocents (Halloween Party). The action takes place in Venice after World War II. The detective, this time played by Branagh himself, must investigate a murder that occurred during a séance in a decadent building “inhabited” by disturbing ghosts. When one of those present is killed, the detective must plunge into a world of shadows and secrets.
Script signed Michael Green. The cast also includes Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio and Michelle Yeoh.