From Tina Fey to Ema Horvath, from Walter Perez to Sonia Dennis and more

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Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan join Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice

If you’re a fan of the Hercule Poirot film series, we have good news for you. Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly and Riccardo Scamarico have been added to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s third film in the series. Title A haunting in Venicethe film will be based on the book by Agatha Christie Halloween party with Branagh reprising his role as Poirot.

John F. Kennedy docuseries in the works

Documentary and composer Ashton Gleckman who previously directed the critically acclaimed Holocaust documentary We won’t die now is working on a docuseries about John F. Kennedy. The documentary will trace the life of the 35th President of the United States, from his early years to his assassination in 1963. The series is due for release next year.

Amazon Prime Video Co-Premieres Season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale

Amazon Prime Video has secured the co-premiere rights to the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Prime subscribers in the UK and Ireland can stream the upcoming season on the platform and are expected to release in India in the near future. The news follows Amazon’s acquisition of the show’s distributor, MGM. The previous four seasons of the show, based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in India.

The famous Ema Horvath of Rings Of Power will star in the remake of The Strangers

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power alum Ema Horvath was added to the cast of Lionsgate’s remake of the 2008 horror film The foreigners. The original film starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a couple terrorized by three masked strangers while staying at an Airbnb. Renny Harlin will direct the remake which also stars Madeleine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez and Gabriel Basso.

Walter Perez joins the Paramount+ Fatal Attraction series

quantum leap actor Walter Perez has been signed on to play a recurring role in the upcoming Paramount+ show Fatal attraction. Pérez will play Jorge Perez, an easygoing assistant district attorney, in the series based on the 1987 thriller of the same name. The original film starred Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. Besides Perez, the series will also feature Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Peet, Wanda De Jesus, and Alyssa Jirrels, among others.

Sonia Denis will star in the Disney+ series Ironheart

The latest Marvel Studios series Stone heart added brunette girls featured Sonia Denis in her casting. The Disney+ series stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, the title character who takes inspiration from her idol Iron Man to create an upgraded version of a superhero costume based on his iconic design. Anthony Ramos will try out for the role of The Hood, the antagonist. The six-episode series will also feature Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich and Lyric Ross.

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• Written by Arya Harikumar