Amblin's film adaptation of Richard Osman's novel „The Trustee Murder Club” is finally taking shape, with „Harry Potter” and „Home Alone” filmmaker Chris Columbus set to direct.
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley star in three of the four main roles in the project.
The book, released in 2020, tells the story of four septuagenarian friends who live in a retirement community and solve cold cases for fun. When a shady property developer is found dead, the four find themselves in the middle of their first live crime spree.
The book's publishing rights were sold in the biggest debut novel deal of a decade. Amblin Partners acquired worldwide rights to the film after a competitive bid that attracted interest from 14 studios.
It was a strong year for Amblin, with “Masters of the Air” series launching with more viewers in its opening weekend than any Apple TV+ series had in its first season, according to the streamer.
On Tuesday, Usman teased the news of the imminent casting, Writing in X“I was on a call with Amblin and the cast #ThursdayMurderClub The film is very good and I think people will like it. Official announcements coming very soon, can't wait to share with everyone.
„The Thursday Murder Club” spawned Osman's hit series that has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, including 2021's „The Man Who Killed Twice,” 2022's „The Bullet That Missed,” 2023's „The Last Devil to Die,” and more planned. The fifth book will be published in 2025. All four books are New York Times bestsellers.
Osman is best known as the creator and co-host of BBC One's television quiz show “Pointless”. He has also hosted „Two Tribes” and „Richard Osman's House of Games”.
„Mamma Mia 2” filmmaker Ol Parker was previously attached to direct the project again in 2020.
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