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Directed by Chris Columbus, director of the "Harry Potter" series of films, the new film adapted from the best-selling suspense crime novel "Thursday Mystery Club" recently revealed the film lineup. The film version of one of the best-selling mystery novels in British history stars a star-studded cast: Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley.
The cast was announced by Richard Osman, the author of the series of novels, on his blog. Pierce Brosnan will play Ron in the novel, Helen Mirren will play retired agent Elizabeth, and Ben Kingsley in the film. The casting of nurse Joyce, who plays psychiatrist Ibrahim, is currently being kept under wraps.
"Thursday Mystery Club" was officially released by the well-known BBC host Richard Osman in September 2020. Once released, it became popular all over the world. It only took three months after its publication and became the best-selling new book in the UK in 2020, "The Sunday Times" ” topped the bestseller list for 60 weeks, with cumulative sales in the UK exceeding 2.5 million copies; the entire novel has sold more than 8 million copies globally, and has been called a phenomenon-level publication by the media.
The title of this novel pays tribute to "Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha, the master of suspense novels. However, unlike Agatha, the protagonists of "Thursday Mystery Club" are composed of four senior citizens. Grandpas and aunts who have been admitted to a nursing home become a detective team called "Thursday Mystery Club". The series of novels does not have surprising twists and turns or long sections of reasoning, but it is very popular among book fans for its beautiful and funny language and unique British humor style.
Following the success of the first novel, Richard Osman will subsequently launch three sequels in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The fifth novel in the series is expected to be published next year. This adaptation may turn it into another classic suspense detective series on the screen.
In March 2022, the well-known Hollywood director Spielberg purchased the rights to adapt the novel. The film adaptation will also be produced by the production company founded by Spielberg. The director has been selected to be directed by Chris Columbus, director of the first two films in the "Harry Potter" series.
The three leading actors that have been announced so far are enough to attract the attention of many movie fans. The three leading actors are all from the UK, and they will surely be more effective in their interpretation of the three protagonists in the novel. Pierce Brosnan naturally needs no introduction. After all, he is known as the most handsome 007 in history; Helen Mirren won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2007 for "The Queen of ", and Ben Kingsley even won the Oscar as early as 1983 with The movie "Gandhi" won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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