Editing Kenneth Branagh (section)

=== 2021–present ===
[[File:Shankilltroubles.jpg|thumb|[[Shankill Road]], [[Belfast]] during the Troubles, 1970s]]
In 2021, Branagh directed the semi-autobiographical film ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'' starring [[Jude Hill]], [[Catriona Balfe]], [[Jamie Dornan]], [[Ciarán Hinds]], and [[Judi Dench]]. In the film, Branagh explores his childhood in [[Northern Ireland]] during a period of intense [[The Troubles|religious and political conflict]]. The film was shot in [[black-and-white]] with flickers of colour images. The film was shown both at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] where it won the [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award]] for the latter. The film was acclaimed by critics with [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' writing, "There is a terrific warmth and tenderness to Branagh’s elegiac, autobiographical movie about the Belfast of his childhood: spryly written, beautifully acted and shot in a lustrous monochrome, with set pieces, madeleines and epiphanies that feel like a more emollient version of [[Terence Davies]]."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/12/belfast-review-kenneth-branagh-jamie-dornan-judi-dench|title= Belfast review – Kenneth Branagh's euphoric eulogy to his home city|website= The Guardian|date= 20 January 2022|access-date= August 3, 2023|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref> Stephen Farber of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' noted, "[While] Branagh’s most personal film is imperfect, the emotion that it builds in the final section, as the family plays out a wrenching universal drama of emigration, is searing".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/belfast-telluride-2021-1235008736/|title= 'Belfast': Film Review - Telluride 2021|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 4 September 2021|access-date= 3 August 2023}}</ref> The film earned seven [[Academy Award]] nominations including for
[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. Branagh won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]. He also won the [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film]].

He reprised his role as Hercule Poirot in 2022's ''[[Death on the Nile (2022 film)|Death on the Nile]]'', a sequel to ''Murder on the Orient Express'' which he also directed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kenneth Branagh's Death On The Nile set for October 2020|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/kenneth-branagh-starts-filming-death-on-the-nile/|date=18 October 2019|website=Film Stories|language=en|access-date=11 May 2020 |last1=Brew |first1=Simon }}</ref> In March 2021, Branagh signed on to direct a biopic of music group the [[Bee Gees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/bee-gees-movie-kenneth-branagh-directs-barry-gibb-paramount-bohemian-rhapsody-producer-graham-king-ben-elton-1234711502/|title=Kenneth Branagh To Direct Bee Gees Movie For Paramount|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=10 March 2021|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, it was revealed that Branagh left the project due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by [[John Carney (director)|John Carney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=30 March 2022 |title='Once' Director John Carney To Direct Bee Gees Biopic For Paramount; John Logan To Pen Script |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/john-carney-bee-gees-biopic-for-paramount-and-sisters-1234990482/ |access-date=31 March 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2022, it was announced that Branagh would direct and star in a third Poirot film titled ''[[A Haunting in Venice]]'', based on Christie's ''[[Hallowe'en Party]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2022|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/a-haunting-in-venice-kenneth-branagh-poirot-1235398277/|last=Panaligan|first=E. J.|title=Kenneth Branagh's Third Hercule Poirot Film 'A Haunting in Venice' Casts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and More|access-date=11 October 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-haunting-in-venice-cast-revealed-kenneth-branagh-1235238310/|title=Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jude Hill Join Kenneth Branagh in Agatha Christie Mystery 'A Haunting in Venice'|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=10 October 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> Branagh reunited with Christopher Nolan, portraying the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[physicist]] [[Niels Bohr]] in the war epic ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023). That same year Branagh returned to the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] stage directing and acting in the [[Leir of Britain|title role]] in a stage adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[King Lear]]'' at the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wyndhamstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/king-lear|title= King Lear|website= Wyndham's Theatre|accessdate= 17 April 2024}}</ref> Arifa Akbar of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote of the production, "Although Branagh delivers his Lear with slick, almost playful efficiency, it is not his towering achievement".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/oct/31/king-lear-review-kenneth-branagh-shakespeare-tragedy-wyndhams-theatre-london|title= King Lear review – Kenneth Branagh's fast and feverish tragedy|website= The Guardian|date= 31 October 2023|accessdate= 17 April 2024|last1= Akbar|first1= Arifa}}</ref> The production is set to have an [[Off-Broadway]] transfer at [[The Shed (arts center)|The Shed]] in the Fall of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/kenneth-branagh-will-be-king-lear-at-off-broadways-the-shed|title= Kenneth Branagh Will Be King Lear at Off-Broadway's The Shed|website= Playbill|accessdate= 17 April 2024}}</ref> In May 2024, it was announced Branagh would write and direct the [[psychological thriller]] film ''The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde'', starring [[Jodie Comer]]; the film is expected to enter production in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=15 May 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/jodie-comer-kenneth-branagh-the-last-disturbance-of-madeline-hynde-1235915949/|title=Jodie Comer To Star In Kenneth Branagh's The Last Disturbance Of Madeline Hynde'|access-date=18 June 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>