Summary
- Netflix’s
Thursday Murder Club
features an impressive cast, boasting well-known actors sure to draw in a wide audience upon its release. - First look image from the film shows the stacked ensemble in character, building anticipation for the upcoming murder mystery adaptation.
- Directed by Chris Columbus, the highly anticipated crime film revolving around a group of friends in a retirement home is expected to be a hit.
The highly anticipated Netflix adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club has now revealed its first look image, which shows off the film’s impressive cast. The ensemble includes Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie, standing alongside Richard Osman, the original author of the novel the series is based on. Directed by Chris Columbus, the adaptation of Osman’s bestselling novel is among the most anticipated crime mystery films of the year and revolves around a group of friends from a retirement home who try to spice up their peaceful lives with their Thursday Murder Club, where they debate about unsolved murder mysteries. However, their lives are turned upside down when they become entangled in a real murder case, forcing them to put their investigating skills to test in order to find the true culprit.
The first look shared by Netflix Tudum also signifies the beginning of the film’s production, although most of the details, aside from the cast, have been kept under wraps for now. You can check out the newly released first look image from Thursday Murder Club below:
As shown in the image above, the four actors are standing behind the author Osman, while Hollywood icon Helen Mirren holds a copy of the original novel. The cast has also donned their official film costumes, providing us with something substantial despite the lack of details (such as a release date).
Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club Features a Stacked Cast
Films featuring A-list actors tend to do exceptionally well, often in spite of their inferior narrative and storytelling. The Netflix movie Red Notice is a good example of such a scenario, with the overwhelming on-screen presence of Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot leading to the movie becoming a major streaming hit. Similarly, Thursday Murder Club boasts a stacked ensemble of lead actors, which will no doubt assist the adaptation in its success when it lands on the streaming platform. In fact, all four main cast members are well-known to TV and movie enthusiasts, with Brosnan playing James Bond, Imrie appearing in over 180 films and television series, and Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley winning Academy Awards, and should attract even those who have not heard of the source novel.
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The film also stars Tom Ellis, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Jonathan Pryce, Richard E. Grant, and a number of other notable actors. While the majority of these actors could be playing supporting roles, their presence will nonetheless enhance the film’s allure. Another interesting aspect of the film is that Oscar-nominated Chris Columbus will direct it, having previously worked on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The film has reportedly been in development since September 2020, when Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment purchased the adaptation rights from Osman, with Columbus serving as director and co-writer alongside Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote, Ol Parker, and Adrian Wenner. Thursday Murder Club is produced by Jennifer Todd, while Holly Bario, Jeb Brody, Jo Burn, Eleanor Columbus, and Richard Osman serve as the executive producers.
The Thursday Murder Club
will premiere on Netflix, but no specific date has yet been announced.
