The Thursday Murder Club, the massively successful novel by Richard Osmon, is getting a movie adaptation. The film doesn’t have a release date just yet, but it’s got its cast all set, ready to take the story from page to screen in style.
The Thursday Murder Club is the first book in the so-far four-book Thursday Murder Club series and revolves around a group of crime-fighting old-age pensioners who all reside in the same luxury retirement complex. As such, it should come as no surprise that the majority of the currently known stars are on the older side, staying true to its source material.
On his Podcast, The Rest is Entertainment, Osmon detailed that Elizabeth Banks will be played by fan favorite Helen Mirren, someone who many fans have shouted at Osmon in the streets as their casting choice, as he went on to say in the episode of the Podcast.
Alongside Mirren, the following incredible line-up of stars are joining the cast of The Thursday Murder Club:
- Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie
- Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif
- Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft
- Naomi Ackie as Donna de Freitas
- Jonathan Pryce as Stephen Best
- David Tennant
- Daniel Mays
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes
While it hasn’t been confirmed as of yet which roles the final three names on this list will play, there’s no arguing that this is a very exciting line-up. On the latest episode of The Rest is Entertainmant, Osmon said that this might be the “greatest British cast since the Harry Potter movies”, and I have to admit I can’t find any reason to disagree.
Away from the cast themselves, the power behind The Thursday Murder Club is also pretty impressive. The Netflix movie will be written and directed by Christopher Columbus, of previous Harry Potter and Home Alone fame, while the movie rights belong to Amblin Entertainment, led by Stephen Spielberg.
Filming is set to begin this summer, with a hopeful release date at some point in 2025. As a fan of the books, I’m really impressed by this line-up and hopeful that the screen adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club will do the books justice.
