A Haunting In Venice Time Jump Makes 3 Hercule Poirot Movies Impossible Now

The time jump used in Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice makes at least three Hercule Poirot movies impossible now, so long as the director and star plans to follow author Agatha Christie’s timeline. Following Branagh’s adaptations of Christie’s more well-known whodunits Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, the filmmaker tackled a less popular Poirot novel: Hallowe’en Party. In addition to swapping out the title and setting of its source material, A Haunting in Venice marks Branagh’s biggest departure from Christie’s novels — mostly for the better. However, he makes an interesting choice concerning the movie’s time period, which has larger implications for future installments.