The mystery shroudingKenneth Branagh’s newest filmThe Last Disturbance of Madeline Hyndeis getting clearer by the day. According toDeadline, more cast have officially signed on to be a part of the psychological thriller.Patricia Arquette,Michael Sheen,Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure, Michael Balogun, and Kristina Tonteri-Younghave all been added to the cast list. They join the previously announcedJodie Comer(The Bikeriders). Branagh’s new film is independently financed, according to Deadline. It’s slated as a contemporary psychological thriller, but details outside of that have been kept tightly under wraps.
Branagh reunites with hisBelfastproducersTamar Thomas, Laura Berwick, and Becca Kovacik, as well as Matthew Jenkins, Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau. Thrillers and mysteries seem to be Branagh’s bread and butter as of late. He starred as theAgatha Christiesleuth Hercule Poirot. He played Poirot in three films, the last of which wasA Haunting in Venice, which he acted in and directed. Branagh is also the mind behind many iconic Shakespeare adaptations from the 1990s and 2000s such asMuch Ado About NothingandHamlet.
Did You Know Kenneth Branagh Directed These Other Iconic Films?
Over his career, Branagh has had his hand in pretty much every genre of film. He directed all three Poirot mysteries with Disney, and in addition to the Shakespeare films, he also directed the firstThormovie back in 2011. Branagh was also in the director’s chair for another Disney film, the 2015 live-action adaptation ofCinderella. The visually stunning movie starredLily JamesandRichard Maddenand Cinderella and her prince.
As for acting, his repertoire is also just as teasingly diverse. In addition to the Shakespeare adaptations he’s directed, he’s also starred in a number of them, most notably oppositeEmma ThompsoninMuch Ado About Nothing. Branagh recently starred inChristopher Nolan’sOppenheimeras Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner. Branagh will also joinRyan Reynolds(who is currently making headlines with the box office hitDeadpool & Wolverine) in the upcoming filmMayday.
While the plot details are still unknown, the psychological thrillerThe Last Disturbance of Madeline Hyndewill surely have the markings of a Kenneth Branagh film, making it one to watch.
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