Three of the 4 main roles within the movie adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling thriller ebook have now been solid, with A-listers Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley set to play septuagenarian sleuths in a retirement neighborhood.
Chris Columbus, whose earlier credit embrace Dwelling Alone, Mrs Doubtfire and the primary two Harry Potter movies, is ready to direct.
Osman teased the information on X on Tuesday, writing: “Simply been on a name with Amblin, and the solid for #TheThursdayMurderClub film is insanely nice, I believe individuals are going to like it. Official bulletins very quickly, and may’t wait to share it with everybody.”
The casting was then confirmed by the creator and quiz present host on his podcast, The Relaxation Is Leisure.
The fastest-selling grownup crime debut in recorded historical past, the novel is ready within the fictional Kentish city of Fairhaven and options the 4 pals fixing the homicide of a property developer.
It was the topic of a 10-way bidding struggle earlier than being offered to Penguin for a seven-figure sum in 2019. It offered 45,000 copies in its first three days of launch in 2020 and to this point the collection it spawned – together with 2021’s The Man Who Died Twice, 2022’s The Bullet That Missed and 2023’s The Final Satan to Die – have offered greater than 10m copies globally.
A fifth ebook is deliberate for publication subsequent yr.
The film rights have been equally hotly contested, with Amblin Companions beating off competitors from 13 different studios. Three years in the past, Mamma Mia! director Ol Parker was hooked up to the movie model, together with Meryl Streep and Viola Davis.
In addition to creating and co-presenting BBC One’s Pointless, Osman has hosted Two Tribes and Richard Osman’s Home of Video games.
