Tom Ellis, Richard E. Grant Be a part of Netflix’s ‘Thursday Homicide Membership’

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 mates in a retirement residence who collect to resolve murders for enjoyable, however discover themselves caught in an actual case. The 4 members of the membership might 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 relies on Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the identical title.

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 won’t be flawed.

Osman is thought to hundreds of thousands within the UK because the presenter of BBC recreation present Richard Osman’s Home of Video games and spent years as quizmaster on daytime quiz Pointless. In business circles, he’s identified for a protracted affiliation with Endemol UK (now a part of Banijay UK), rising to Inventive Director on the Large 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 consists of the upcoming Carry-On starring Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton.