The film follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun but find themselves caught in a real case.
Working with such an adept cast, director Columbus aimed to bring out a balance of humor, intrigue, and heart, and the result is a singularly moving, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat adventure. “There’s a wonderful mystery at its core, so mystery fans will be very happy,” he says. “But thematically it’s interesting that we’ve got four elderly people who are living in a retirement community and who are fascinated by death and murder. They are facing their own demise, yet at the same time they are obsessed with studying cold cases. I fell in love thematically with that. It’s comedic, but it’s also very emotional.”
The cast of The Thursday Murder Club includes:
Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging)
Director: Christopher Columbus
Cast:
Helen Mirren (The Queen, Gosford Park)
Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye,The Out-Laws)
Ben Kingsley (Gandhi,The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More)
Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,The Diplomat)
Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
Daniel Mays (Atonement,Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget)
Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Anna Karenina, Chevalier)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes,The Crown)
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man)
Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hot Fuzz)
Geoff Bell (RocknRolla, Kingsman: The Secret Service)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Withnail and I)
Release Date: 28 August 2025.
