The Pointless host's hit debut novel - which is being turned into movie - follows a group of friends in a retirement home who solve cold cases for fun, but become entangled in a real murder.
Richard Osman has revealed three out of four of the lead characters for the forthcoming big screen adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley will take on the roles of Elizabeth Best, Ron Ritchie and Ibrahim Arif respectively. The Pointless host shared the names of the key cast members on his bi-weekly podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, which he presents with journalist Marina Hyde.
Osman said the production will take place from 'the end of June to September' in the UK. The fourth main character, a retired nurse called Joyce Meadowcroft, has not yet been confirmed. Osman hinted at the casting, saying: 'Joyce, we're still in negotiations but again the name is the one that people most shout at me in the street'. He teased: 'Lots more casting to come in the following weeks.
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