EXCLUSIVE: Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Misplaced Ark), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso) and Ingrid Oliver (Physician Who) are the newest names to have joined Amblin and Netflix’s film The Thursday Homicide Membership.
They be a part of a star-studded British and Irish ensemble together with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes.
Filming is underway on the buzzy crime-comedy from writer-director Chris Columbus. Pic follows a gaggle of associates in a retirement dwelling who collect to unravel murders for enjoyable, however discover themselves caught in an actual case. The 4 members of the membership will probably be performed by Mirren (ex-spy Elizabeth), Kingsley (ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim) Brosnan (former union activist Ron) and Imrie (ex-nurse Joyce).
Producers are Jennifer Todd and Chris Columbus. Government producers are Holly Bario, Jeb Brody, Eleanor Columbus and Jo Burn. The movie is predicated on Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the identical identify.
Osman beforehand described the lineup of actors within the film as “the best British solid assembled for the reason that [Harry Potter] motion pictures.” He may not be mistaken.
Osman is understood to thousands and thousands within the UK because the presenter of BBC sport present Richard Osman’s Home of Video games and spent years as quizmaster on daytime quiz Pointless. In trade circles, he’s identified for a protracted affiliation with Endemol UK (now a part of Banijay UK), rising to Inventive Director on the Massive Brother firm earlier than leaving in 2020.
The movie is the newest to be produced as a part of Netflix and Amblin’s movie partnership, which additionally contains the upcoming Carry-On starring Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton.
