Besides Branagh, the biggest name in the “Murder in Venice” cast is absolutely Michelle Yeoh. Red-hot off her Oscar-winning turn in Daniels’ metamodern multiversal masterpiece “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the Malaysian superstar boasts an incredible body of work, from her many hit Hong Kong action films to her stunning performance in Ang Lee’s martial arts classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and even her role as a tender-hearted, Christmas-loving shop owner in Paul Feig’s romantic dramedy “Last Christmas.”
Among those joining Branagh and Yeoh in the film’s cast are, surprisingly, Tina Fey. The “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live” alum usually sticks to flexing her comedic chops, making her relatively dramatic performance in “A Haunting in Venice” an intriguing change of pace. This is also the second time Fey has been bitten by the murder mystery bug of late, having recently recurred as highly successful and extremely egocentric true crime podcaster Cinda Canning on Hulu’s hit series “Only Murders in the Building.”
Speaking of popular TV shows, Camille Cottin, Emma Laird, and Kelly Reilly also play women caught up in Poirot’s latest murder investigation. Of the trio, Reilly is probably the biggest name thanks to her lauded turn as hard-edged Beth Dutton on “Yellowstone.” However, she’s no stranger to period fare like “A Haunting in Venice,” having previously appeared in Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice” and played Watson’s long-suffering wife Mary in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” films. Meanwhile, Cottin made her mark on “Killing Eve” as Hélène, a ruthless and sadistic member of the enigmatic assassin organization known as “The Twelve.” As for Laird, she, like Reilly, is a member of “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan’s TV empire thanks to her role as the sharp-witted escort Iris in Sheridan’s “Mayor of Kingstown.”