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Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman to Voice Star in Charles Dickens-Themed ‘King of Kings’ (Exclusive)
Kenneth Branagh has spent much of his career bringing to life the works of British writers William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie. Now he will now get a chance to play a different famed scribe. Branagh will voice star as Charles Dickens in The King of Kings, a faith-based feature inspired by the lives of both […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Team Praises Solidarity for Actors Strike During SAG Drama Ensemble Award Win
Oppenheimer performer Kenneth Branagh reminisced about his cast showing their support for last summer’s actors strike while accepting the prize for outstanding cast performance in a motion picture at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday. “Thank you for every SAG-AFTRA member whose support and whose sacrifice allows us to be standing here, better than we […]
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Box Office: ‘The Nun II’ Narrowly Prevails Over ‘A Haunting in Venice’ With $14.5M
The verdict is in. In its second weekend, supernatural horror pic The Nun II narrowly prevailed over Kenneth Branagh’s new entry A Haunting in Venice, the third installment in his Agatha Christie-inspired movie series. The Nun sequel took in $14.5 million, compared to $14.3 million for A Haunting in Venice, according to Monday actuals. The […]
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Box Office: ‘Haunting in Venice’ and ‘Nun II’ All but Tie for No. 1 as Moviegoing Slows Post-Summer
The case remains unsolved for now. Kenneth Branagh’s new entry A Haunting in Venice — the third installment in his Agatha Christie-inspired movie series — had hoped to top the domestic box office chart in its debut but instead has found itself in a virtual tie for No. 1 with holdover The Nun II. Sunday […]
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Box Office: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Starts Off With $1.2M in Previews
Director Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice has started off its North American box office run with $1.2 million in previews, just ahead of the last film in the Agatha Christie-inspired movie series and other adult-skewing titles including Ticket to Paradise. The latter two films both started off with $1.1 million in previews on their […]
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Review: Michelle Yeoh and Tina Fey Join Kenneth Branagh in His Snoozy Agatha Christie Adaptation
A Halloween seance in a dark palazzo brings detective Hercule Poirot out of retirement in Branagh's third run at the role.
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Kenneth Branagh Battles Supernatural Forces in ‘Haunting in Venice’ Trailer
Kenneth Branagh returns as Detective Hercule Poirot to solve a chilling supernatural mystery after a séance goes wrong in the first full A Haunting in Venice trailer that dropped on Wednesday. Branagh directs and stars for the third time in his series of adaptations of Agatha Christie novels. Set in post-Second World War Venice, a […]
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Looming SAG-AFTRA Strike Doesn’t Derail Explosive London ‘Oppenheimer’ Premiere
Step aside, Barbie, it’s Oppenheimer’s turn in London’s Leicester Square tonight — and Christopher Nolan’s biographical drama is finally ready to detonate. While buzz was near-radioactive at the U.K. premiere of Nolan’s twelfth feature film on Thursday evening, the possibility of SAG-AFTRA’s actors strike loomed over the red carpet at the Odeon Luxe cinema. The event was […]
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Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh to Star in Skydance, Apple Feature ‘Mayday’
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh are teaming up for Mayday, a feature that hails from Apple Original Films and Skydance. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley penned the script before the writers strike and will produce and direct the project. The duo most recently helmed Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for Paramount, and are […]
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Kenneth Branagh Talks ‘A Haunting in Venice’ and How His Murder Mystery Franchise Overcame ‘Death on the Nile’ Misfortune
Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh is especially grateful that he got to don Hercule Poirot’s famed mustache once more in A Haunting in Venice. The previous murder mystery in Branagh’s now three-film series, Death on the Nile, was plagued by misfortune long after filming had concluded. It was not only delayed several times during the COVID-19 […]
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Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill Join Kenneth Branagh in Agatha Christie Mystery ‘A Haunting in Venice’
Kenneth Branagh has found the suspects for his latest Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting in Venice. Branagh is back as detective Hercule Poirot and as director for what will be the third Christie mystery movie from 20th Century Studios. This time around, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill and Kelly Reilly have been […]
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Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment Gets New CEO, Fresh Financing
Jude Law’s banner Riff Raff Entertainment has hired former media attorney and film and TV investor Stephen Fuss as CEO, while also receiving a multi-million dollar capital injection from private equity firm Calculus Capital. The new investment will allow Riff Raff to do more new hires, acquire premium IP and attach top screenwriters for projects, […]
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