‘A Haunting in Venice’ Trailer: Michelle Yeoh Leads Kenneth Branagh’s Next Hercule Poirot Mystery After ‘Death on the Nile’

Michelle Yeoh described her role in the upcoming Wicked movies as a “risk.”

Michelle Yeoh doesn’t play it safe when it comes to her career which ultimately led her to nabbing the Best Actress Oscar award for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Now, the Academy Award-winning star is saying that taking on the role in the Wicked musical was a “risk.”

Michelle Yeoh has made the transition from action hero to Oscar winner, thanks to her acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once”.

Zoe Hewitt Substantial change doesn’t take place instantaneously, whether it’s designing a feature film, or even editing one. And, when it comes to women’s roles in the arts, the crucial journey may be longer than one may wish. Aiming to facilitate change is Kering’s Women in Motion program, which launched in 2015. While its initial goal was to promote women in cinema, it has since expanded to include multiple art forms, with photography, music and choreography among them. Just a few of their many initiatives include artist recognition with monetary rewards, talks and podcasts. They provide support in word, as well as deed, with actions reminiscent of Gloria Steinem’s talking circles at times.

Michelle Yeoh’s career has surprised even herself.

Michelle Yeoh is sharing some Wicked insight.

Michelle Yeoh is sharing some  insight.ET spoke to Yeoh at the premiere of her new Disney+ series, , where she shared an update on the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical.«You'll see it very soon,» Yeoh teased, adding that it's been «great» playing the role of Madame Morrible in the film, due out in two parts, the first in Nov. 2024, with part two coming December 2025.«Great,» she confirmed.

Michelle Yeoh nailed the black and white trend at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 1) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday its “most significant overhaul” of the campaign promotional regulation and awards rules for the upcoming 96th Oscars. The updated rules and regulations clarify questions surrounding social media, communications in public forums including the expansion on violations and penalties, and the review process for individuals directly associated with a film or member conduct. The substantive updates and changes are noted below: Some of the most notable changes include allowing private events and gatherings that have members, which the Academy does “not consider” FYC events. However, motion picture studios and companies are prohibited from funding, organizing, or endorsing such events.

Disney+'s anticipated new series featuring Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, , is less than a month away from premiering, and ET has the exclusive first look at five new character posters!Based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang,  tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.The elaborate new key art spotlights five of the main characters in the expansive tale — Yeoh's Guanyin, Wang's Jin, Quan's Freddy Wong, Daniel Wu's Monkey King and Jimmy Liu's Wei-Chin — and offers intriguing Easter eggs for the adventure that awaits them all.See the exclusive posters below.Watch the official trailer below.Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han and Sydney Taylor also star in the series from executive producer/showrunner Kelvin Yu.Destin Daniel Cretton directs and executive produces, alongside Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Erin O'Malley, Asher Goldstein and Yang.drops May 24 on Disney+.

Fans can now get a first-look at Michelle Yeoh, a.k.a. the evil headmistress Madame Morrible, on set of the anticipated big screen adaptation of the “Wicked” musical.

fans couldn't be happier with all the glimpses we are getting of director Jon M. Chu's upcoming adaptation of the lauded musical — and this week, fans got a first look at Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible!The Oscar-winning actress was spotted on the film's Buckinghamshire, England, set in costume as the Shiz University headmistress, clad in a stunning green gown with a golden bodice. Her gray hair is in an intricate updo as she stands in front of Ariana Grande's Glinda, surrounded by flowers — on a set similar to the one where fans caught a first look at Grande singing in character earlier this month.

We have some exciting new photos from the set of the Wicked movies!

“We thought we’d give you a little taste of it,” said Universal Pictures boss about Wicked, which is in production in London with Jon Chu directing and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the respective roles of Glinda and Elphaba.

was there in Disney’s showcase was a demonstration of the studio’s plans to diversify its theatrical offerings. While the likes of Marvel and Pixar are still around to offer family films and IP-fueled blockbusters, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight got a much larger presence than they’ve had in past CinemaCons since the Disney acquisition.

Kenneth Branagh is back as Detective Hercule Poirot in the new film A Haunting in Venice, which he is also directing.

While I may not be the biggest fan of Kenneth Branagh’s recent Hercule Poirot films, you have to hand it to the filmmaker—he knows how to change things up when the time is right. And believe it or not, the latest Agatha Christie mystery film, “A Haunting in Venice,” looks like a straight-up horror film.  As seen in the teaser for the film, “A Haunting in Venice” tells the story of a séance gone wrong.

While most of Disney’s CinemaCon presentation was dominated by expected Disney fare like “The Little Mermaid,” “The Haunted Mansion,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Elemental,” there was still time spent on films from formally-Fox and formally-Fox Searchlight. Taiki Waititi and Iain Morris’ long-gestating “Next Goal Wins” stars Michael Fassbender as Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen’s efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also stars Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, Rhys Darby, Will Arnett, and Elisabeth Moss.

Disney showed off a spooky new trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting in Venice here at CinemaCon today. The ensemble murder mystery begins international rollout on September 14 and hits North America on September 15. There’s been some speculation it could world premiere at the Venice Film Festival ahead of that.

Priya Kansara has her eyes set on her next action film co-star.