Richard Osman has revealed three out of four of the lead characters for the forthcoming big screen adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club.
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley will take on the roles of Elizabeth Best, Ron Ritchie, and Ibrahim Arif, respectively.
Chris Columbusis set to write and direct the film, which is being produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.
The movie is based on Osman’s debut novel of the same name, which follows a group of friends in a retirement home who solve cold cases for fun, but become entangled in a real murder. It is set in a retirement home Cooper’s Chase, in the fictitious village of Fairhaven in Kent.
Osman said the production will take place from “the end of June to September” in the UK.
The fourth main character, a retired nurse called Joyce Meadowcroft, has not yet been confirmed.
Osman hinted at the casting, saying: “Joyce, we’re still in negotiations, but again, the name is the one that people most shout at me in the street”. He teased: “Lots more casting to come in the following weeks.”
I’ve read the series this year and quickly became a fan. It’s a heartwarming story that only gets better with each book, so i’m excited to see it on screen.
As i was reading the books, I was picturing Elizabeth as the older version of the main character from “The Americans” who picked up a hobby while in retirement, but i guess Helen Mirren will do lol
