Kenneth Branagh is back for this third — and by TheWrap’s account, best — appearance as Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot in “A Haunting in Venice.” He also directs the spooky mystery, which boasts a terrific lineup of murder suspects (and potential victims), including Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Kelly Reilly.
Here’s who plays which character in the film based on Christie’s 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party” — and where you might have seen the less familiar names before.
“A Haunting in Venice” is now streaming on Disney+.
20th Century Studios.
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
British actor Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as the fussy Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, whom he previously played in the recent remakes “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile.” The film begins in 1947 with Poirot retired from sleuthing and leading a quiet life in Venice — until he’s dragged into a new case.
Here’s who plays which character in the film based on Christie’s 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party” — and where you might have seen the less familiar names before.
“A Haunting in Venice” is now streaming on Disney+.
20th Century Studios.
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
British actor Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as the fussy Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, whom he previously played in the recent remakes “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile.” The film begins in 1947 with Poirot retired from sleuthing and leading a quiet life in Venice — until he’s dragged into a new case.
- 10/31/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Image Source: Everett Collection
Welp, that was anticlimactic. After months of generating Oscars buzz, Lady Gaga's "House of Gucci" performance failed to receive a best actress nomination for this year's Academy Awards, meaning all those "father, son, House of Gucci" chants we did for good luck were in vain. The five stars nominated for best actress are Jessica Chastain for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," Olivia Colman for "The Lost Daughter," Penélope Cruz for "Parallel Mothers," Nicole Kidman for "Being the Ricardos," and Kristen Stewart for "Spencer."
Gaga famously method acted to portray Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani, speaking in an Italian accent for nine months and employing a psychiatric nurse to protect her mental health while filming, and yet the Academy only recognized "House of Gucci" in the makeup and hairstyling category. After the Oscar nominees were announced on Feb. 8, the multihyphenate applauded the movie's hair and makeup team...
Welp, that was anticlimactic. After months of generating Oscars buzz, Lady Gaga's "House of Gucci" performance failed to receive a best actress nomination for this year's Academy Awards, meaning all those "father, son, House of Gucci" chants we did for good luck were in vain. The five stars nominated for best actress are Jessica Chastain for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," Olivia Colman for "The Lost Daughter," Penélope Cruz for "Parallel Mothers," Nicole Kidman for "Being the Ricardos," and Kristen Stewart for "Spencer."
Gaga famously method acted to portray Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani, speaking in an Italian accent for nine months and employing a psychiatric nurse to protect her mental health while filming, and yet the Academy only recognized "House of Gucci" in the makeup and hairstyling category. After the Oscar nominees were announced on Feb. 8, the multihyphenate applauded the movie's hair and makeup team...
- 2/8/2022
- by Victoria Messina
- Popsugar.com
From the moment the “House of Gucci” trailer was released, Jared Leto’s transformation from svelte, long-haired actor to pudgy, balding fashion designer Paolo Gucci has been the talk of the film world.
Leto’s Paolo is the family black sheep — a dreamer with a vision that deviates from the fashion house’s tasteful colors and designs. Hours of makeup each day went into Leto’s look for the Ridley Scott movie, which hits theaters Nov. 24. The concept began with prosthetics designer Göran Lundström, who worked off a 3D scan without having met the actor. “I didn’t know his hair color, his hairline and skin tone,” explains Lundström, who had just three weeks to prepare.
Instead, Lundström relied on pictures and videos of Leto: “He had so much hair — thick hair and a low hairline.” The designer started piecing together a puzzle that included a three-piece bald cap that...
Leto’s Paolo is the family black sheep — a dreamer with a vision that deviates from the fashion house’s tasteful colors and designs. Hours of makeup each day went into Leto’s look for the Ridley Scott movie, which hits theaters Nov. 24. The concept began with prosthetics designer Göran Lundström, who worked off a 3D scan without having met the actor. “I didn’t know his hair color, his hairline and skin tone,” explains Lundström, who had just three weeks to prepare.
Instead, Lundström relied on pictures and videos of Leto: “He had so much hair — thick hair and a low hairline.” The designer started piecing together a puzzle that included a three-piece bald cap that...
- 11/26/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Costume designer Janty Yates was fortunate to have unprecedented access to the Gucci archives when she was planning the looks for “House of Gucci,” but the wardrobe for the Ridley Scott film also encompassed pieces from Yves Saint Laurent and several noted menswear tailors.
Yates says the Gucci collection she saw was “exquisite but small,” since the Gucci Museum in Florence, Italy, was in the process of moving its archive. But she was still able to use accessories and close to 20 outfits to help build the film’s high-fashion designs.
The rest of the looks were put together from scratch or pulled from costume houses. Patrizia Reggiani (portrayed by Lady Gaga) preferred French designer Saint Laurent over the deluxe label that she had married into. Yates made that her starting point and took creative license with the rest of the designs, which span three decades — the 1970s to the 1990s.
Yates says the Gucci collection she saw was “exquisite but small,” since the Gucci Museum in Florence, Italy, was in the process of moving its archive. But she was still able to use accessories and close to 20 outfits to help build the film’s high-fashion designs.
The rest of the looks were put together from scratch or pulled from costume houses. Patrizia Reggiani (portrayed by Lady Gaga) preferred French designer Saint Laurent over the deluxe label that she had married into. Yates made that her starting point and took creative license with the rest of the designs, which span three decades — the 1970s to the 1990s.
- 11/24/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
First reactions for Ridley Scott’s star-studded murder drama “House of Gucci” are trickling in following the movie’s official world premiere in London. The film is Scott’s second major release of 2021 following “The Last Duel,” which launched to strong reviews out of the Venice Film Festival but flopped at the box office. Will “House of Gucci” be a rebound for Scott? Based on the first reactions below, it appears the director has made a messy and soapy fashion epic that’s bound to be one of the buzziest films of the holiday movie season.
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s film casts Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci...
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s film casts Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci...
- 11/9/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Three years after “A Star Is Born,” Lady Gaga is back in the Oscar race for her latest acting tour de force in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci.” She stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the killing of her ex-husband and ex-head of the Gucci fashion empire Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) in 1998, and served 16 years in prison. From the looks of this latest trailer from distributor MGM, Lady Gaga tears down the house in Scott’s soapy murder saga, and is gunning for that Best Actress statuette. Watch the new trailer below before the film arrives in theaters on November 24 via MGM distributing arm United Artists Releasing.
The film is written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.” It’s Scott’s second big-screen adult entertainment of the season...
The film is written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.” It’s Scott’s second big-screen adult entertainment of the season...
- 10/28/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
After months of anticipation, MGM has released the first official trailer for Ridley Scott’s star-studded murder drama “House of Gucci.” Buzz around the project has been soaring for months as it pairs acting Oscar nominees Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. “Gucci” is Gaga’s first major acting role since her “A Star Is Born” breakthrough, while Driver is coming off an Oscar nomination for “Annette” and acclaim earlier this month for Leos Carax’s “Annette.”
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s upcoming film casts Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver). Reggiani served 16 years in prison for the crime. The ensemble cast also includes Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci,...
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sarah Gay Gorden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s upcoming film casts Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver). Reggiani served 16 years in prison for the crime. The ensemble cast also includes Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
As fans continue to wait for MGM to debut the official “House of Gucci” trailer, the studio has gone ahead and premiered the first set of character posters from Ridley Scott’s upcoming murder drama. A first look photo had previously dropped of Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in character as Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, which means the new batch of posters provides the first look at Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, and Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci. Leto appears under prosthetics in what is the actor’s latest unrecognizable film transformation.
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sara Gay Forden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s upcoming film casts Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house,...
Written by Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sara Gay Forden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” Scott’s upcoming film casts Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Although she broke out playing the tough-skinned Andréa in the French show “Call My Agent!,” Camille Cottin comes off as gentle, bubbly and down to earth in real life. The hard-working Cottin didn’t shoot to fame; she became one of France’s hottest actors in her late 30s, after appearing in numerous stage plays, shorts and TV series over more than 15 years. Now, she is navigating between big American movies and French cinema with Tom McCarthy’s “Stillwater,” which bows at Cannes, and Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” lined up for later this year, as well as Rachel Lang’s war drama “Our Men,” the closing film of Directors’ Fortnight.
What was your reaction when you read the script of “Stillwater” and what did you think of the character you played?
I read it in one go, and it was a very nice feeling because I got completely pulled in.
What was your reaction when you read the script of “Stillwater” and what did you think of the character you played?
I read it in one go, and it was a very nice feeling because I got completely pulled in.
- 7/1/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Ridley Scott has two movies coming down the pike with “The Last Duel” (October 15) and “House of Gucci” (November 24). Both star Adam Driver, with the former centering around best friends facing off over a horrifying crime in 14th-century France, and the latter about the story of Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), as she is tried and convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci (Driver).
Scott’s cinematographer Dariusz Wolski recently sat down with The Film Stage to tease the upcoming movies. Of “House of Gucci” he said, “This film, because it’s high fashion ’80s and ’90s, it’s going to be a little different. I’m still trying to find a look for it. The ‘80s weren’t a particularly good-looking period. The fashion world or these fashion shows, they were not that great looking. You look at the...
Scott’s cinematographer Dariusz Wolski recently sat down with The Film Stage to tease the upcoming movies. Of “House of Gucci” he said, “This film, because it’s high fashion ’80s and ’90s, it’s going to be a little different. I’m still trying to find a look for it. The ‘80s weren’t a particularly good-looking period. The fashion world or these fashion shows, they were not that great looking. You look at the...
- 4/3/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Patrizia Reggiani, the former Gucci heiress who was convicted of ordering former husband Maurizio Gucci’s murder, is calling out Lady Gaga, who is starring as Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie “House of Gucci.” A first photo of Gaga as Reggiani and Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci debuted this week to explosive fanfare from moviegoers, but the real Reggiani says she’s “rather annoyed” that Gaga never contacted her or met her prior to filming “House of Gucci.”
“I am rather annoyed at the fact that Lady Gaga is playing me in the new Ridley Scott film without having had the consideration and sensibility to come and meet me,” Reggiani told Italian news agency Ansa (via The Independent). “It is not an economic question. I won’t get a cent from the film. It is a question of good sense and respect.”
Reggiani was convicted in 1998 of ordering...
“I am rather annoyed at the fact that Lady Gaga is playing me in the new Ridley Scott film without having had the consideration and sensibility to come and meet me,” Reggiani told Italian news agency Ansa (via The Independent). “It is not an economic question. I won’t get a cent from the film. It is a question of good sense and respect.”
Reggiani was convicted in 1998 of ordering...
- 3/12/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
After American Horror Story and A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga now has a new gig playing Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani. She'll be leading in the Ridley Scott-directed crime drama House of Gucci across Adam Driver, who stars as her husband Maurizio Gucci - yes, that's Gucci as in the brand! As history would have it, Reggiani went down for her estranged spouse's infamous 1985 murder, charged with arranging his assassination and sentenced to 26 years in prison. She was eventually released on good behavior, becoming a consultant with the jewelry firm Bozart in 2014.
What to Know About Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci's Relationship
Before the breakdown of their marriage, Reggiani and Gucci were a power couple. Gucci was the grandson of the Gucci brand founder Guccio Gucci and even once headed the company. Reggiani came from a wealthy family, but she wasn't necessarily a part of Italian high society. The...
What to Know About Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci's Relationship
Before the breakdown of their marriage, Reggiani and Gucci were a power couple. Gucci was the grandson of the Gucci brand founder Guccio Gucci and even once headed the company. Reggiani came from a wealthy family, but she wasn't necessarily a part of Italian high society. The...
- 3/11/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Ridley Scott's House of Gucci, a crime drama about the murder of Maurizio Gucci, is officially in the works, and there are stylish pictures to prove it! Adam Driver will portray the late Gucci successor, and Lady Gaga stars across him as Gucci's ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani. And in case you were wondering, yes, House of Gucci is very much based on a true story - the murder of the former Gucci brand head indeed shook up the media in the '90s.
The Story of Maurizio Gucci's Life
Maurizio Gucci was the last of the Gucci family to head the brand. Gucci was the grandson of Guccio Gucci, the original founder of the world-famous fashion house. He married Patrizia Reggiani in 1972, and the pair lived a luxurious life while raising their two daughters. When Gucci's father died in 1983, he received his father's 50 percent stake in the company. When he worked as the CEO,...
The Story of Maurizio Gucci's Life
Maurizio Gucci was the last of the Gucci family to head the brand. Gucci was the grandson of Guccio Gucci, the original founder of the world-famous fashion house. He married Patrizia Reggiani in 1972, and the pair lived a luxurious life while raising their two daughters. When Gucci's father died in 1983, he received his father's 50 percent stake in the company. When he worked as the CEO,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Lady Gaga has debuted an official look at Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” on her Instagram page. The first look is a photo of Gaga and co-star Adam Driver in character as Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, respectively. Directed by Scott and written by Roberto Bentivegna, “House of Gucci” tells the story of Reggiani as she is tried and convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci. The script is based on Sara Gay Forden’s book “The House of Gucci.” Filming on the project began in Rome last month.
In addition to Gaga and Driver, “House of Gucci” features an ensemble cast that includes Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci, and Camille Cottin as Paola Franchi, plus Jack Huston and Reeve Carney. The project is one of two Ridley...
In addition to Gaga and Driver, “House of Gucci” features an ensemble cast that includes Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci, and Camille Cottin as Paola Franchi, plus Jack Huston and Reeve Carney. The project is one of two Ridley...
- 3/9/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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