Jamie Dornan and Tina Fey will join Sir Kenneth Branagh in the new Poirot movie (Picture: PA/Getty/20th Century Fox)
Tina Fey and Jamie Dornan have been confirmed to star in the new Hercule Poirot film, A Haunting in Venice, by Sir Kenneth Branagh.
The actors are set to star alongside the director who will reprise his role as the Belgian detective, created by Agatha Christie, after previously playing Poirot in 2017’s Murder On The Orient Express and 2022’s Death On The Nile.
Dornan, who starred in 50 Shades of Grey, and Fey, known for her iconic Mean Girls role, will also be joined on the star-studded cast by Michelle Yeoh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly and Riccardo Scamarico.
A Haunting in Venice was inspired by Christie’s 1969 novel, Hallowe’en Party, which sees a now-retired Poirot taking part in a seance at a Halloween party, before one of the guests is murdered.
Branagh said of the upcoming movie: ‘This is a fantastic development of the character Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise.
‘Based on a complex, little known tale of mystery set at Halloween in a pictorially ravishing city, it is an amazing opportunity for us, as filmmakers, and we are relishing the chance to deliver something truly spine-chilling for our loyal movie audiences.’
Sir Kenneth Branagh will reprise his role as Hercule Poirot (Picture: 20th Century Studios/Moviestore/Shutterstock)
Steve Asbell, president of 20th Century Studios, added: ‘We are enormously privileged to continue our long collaboration with the incomparable Sir Kenneth Branagh and couldn’t be more excited by the bold new creative direction Ken, Michael [Green, adapting the script], and the rest of the filmmaking team have taken with this latest film.
‘We also remain grateful to James Prichard and the rest of our friends at Agatha Christie, Ltd., for their partnership and for once again entrusting us with, as Poirot modestly calls himself, “probably the greatest detective in the world.”’
Production on A Haunting in Venice is due to begin next month, with the film slated for release in 2023.
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A Haunting in Venice is due for release next year.