Star-studded crime thriller “The Thursday Murder Club” with new stars from “Lucifer” and “Saltburn”

The Thursday Murder Club comes from Harry Potter Director Chris Columbus has made the film with an impressive British star cast, and more stars have been added to the film as filming continues.

By deadline, The Thursday Murder Club The cast has been expanded to include even more famous names. The film, an adaptation of Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the same name, is about a group of friends who love true crime and become embroiled in a real-life murder case in a nursing home. The Thursday Murder ClubThe Last Man stars Helen Mirren as former spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley as former psychiatrist Ibrahim, Pierce Brosnan as former union activist Ron, and Celia Imrie as former nurse Joyce.

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Richard E. Grant (Saltburn, Loki), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Paul Freeman (Hunter of the lost treasure), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), And Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who) are the latest stars to join the upcoming crime series from Amblin and Netflix.

Last month, even more British stars joined the crime thriller. David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens), Sir Jonathan Pryce (The crown, the two popes), Naomi Ackie (Star Wars, Whitney Houston: I want to dance with someone), Daniel Mays (A good omen) and Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve, Archie) were part of the original cast. Now the film doubles down on its famous names with the brand new additions.

Filming for The Thursday Murder Club is currently in production, written and directed by Columbus. Producers are Jennifer Todd and Chris Columbus. Executive producers are Holly Bario, Jeb Brody, Eleanor Columbus and Jo Burn. The novel’s author, Richard Osman, previously described the film’s cast as “the biggest British cast since (Harry Potter) movies,” and it looks like he was right.

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The Thursday Murder Club could start a new crime series

Crime dramas have become increasingly popular in recent years, as true crime podcasts have reached an all-time high. Series such as Only murders in the buildingJennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s Netflix Crime Films and Ria Johnsons Knives out Saga have done very well, which could give The Thursday Murder Club an opportunity to go beyond the first film.

The upcoming crime thriller from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and Netflix is ​​based on Richard Osman’s first novel in the series of the same name. The English television star released the film in 2020 and added three more sequels that will be released in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Since Columbus adapts the first novel, there is the possibility of an entire film series if the star-studded film is well received.

The Thursday Murder Club doesn’t have a release date yet, but the film should premiere sometime in 2025.

Source: Deadline