Kenneth Branagh‘s Hercule Poirot is back to solve another mystery in A Haunting in Venice, and many people wonder whether the upcoming movie is based on a true story. Is a Haunting in Venice based on a true story? If not, what’s the film based on? Here’s what you need to know.
Is A Haunting in Venice based on a true story?
A Haunting in Venice isn’t based on a true story.
While the location, Venice, is a real place, the 2023 supernatural mystery movie is based on a fictional story. What is A Haunting in Venice about? The events go down in the World War II aftermath and see Poirot joining a séance at a haunted palazzo in Venice. Before too long, the famous detective is drawn into a chilling murder mystery filled with shadows and secrets.
A Haunting in Venice is the third installment in Branagh’s Hercule Poirot movie series, following 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express and 2022’s Death on the Nile. The franchise has cumulatively grossed around $500 million at the box office, with the first installment leading the way with its $350 million gross. Poirot is an iconic character created by the genial pen of renowned British author Agatha Christie.
What book is A Haunting in Venice based on?
A Haunting in Venice is based on Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie.
Published in 1969, the novel is set during a Halloween party in the village of Woodleigh Common, when a young girl boasts of witnessing a murder, only to end up dead herself. Poirot is called to unravel the tangled web of secrets and lies among the partygoers to solve the mystery.
A Haunting in Venice opens in U.S. theaters on September 15, 2023.
For more A Haunting in Venice-related content, check out the posters teasing a deadly mystery. Also, watch this clip featuring Michelle Yeoh calling upon a spirit.
