Summary
The Thursday Murder Clubgets its first image, showing off the movie’s impressive cast. Serving as an adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel of the same name,The Thursday Murder Clubfollows four friends living in a retirement community who pass the time by solving cold cases. Their investigative skills are put to the test, however, when they become embroiled in an active murder case. The upcoming Netflix adaptation features a stacked cast with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie, with Chris Columbus serving as director.
Netflixnow shares hared the first look at Brosnan, Mirren, Kingsley, and Imrie on the set ofThe Thursday Murder Club, announcing thatfilming on the adaptation has officially started. Check it out below:
The image shows the four stars standing behind Columbus, with Mirren holding a copy of Osman’s novel. While the post doesn’t reveal too much about the movie, including when it will release, it does reveal the costuming of its main cast members, as well as one of the movie’s sets.
The Thursday Murder Club Is Already Looking Promising
The Netflix Adaptation Features A Stacked Cast
Getting four powerful lead actors to anchorThe Thursday Murder Clubwas always going to be crucial to the adaptation’s success, and the movie has certainly accomplished this.All four stars boast impressive acting resumes, withBrosnan having memorably played James Bond, while Mirren and Kingsley have both won Oscars. Putting all four stars together is sure to be a recipe for success.
Columbus being in the director’s chair is another positive sign for the film. The filmmaker perhaps remains best known for helming the first twoHarry Pottermovies, but he also directedHome AloneandMrs. Doubtfire. Columbus' more recent movies have, admittedly, not quite been able to reach these same highs, buthe is nonetheless an experienced filmmaker who could be able to capture the mix of comedy and mystery that worked so well in theThursday Murder Clubnovel.
Recent Columbus movies include:The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two,Pixels, andPercy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
It’s clear that the upcoming Netflix adaptation has some impressive talent assembled for its four leads, but the movie also boasts a remarkably strong supporting cast. Actors like David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis, and Naomie Ackie are among those who will be playing supporting characters. With filming onThe Thursday MurderClubonly just now getting underway, it will likely be sometime before a trailer is released, but things are already looking promising.
