Thursday Murder Club trailer: Ed Sheeran and Shah Rukh Khan might be getting dethroned from the spot of best collaboration, as Netflix has just dropped the trailer for their upcoming film Thursday Murder Club, and the members aren’t your usual celebrities. Starring Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan in lead roles, the film is another addition to the company’s successful ‘murder mystery meets comedy’ library.
The trailer starts with the introduction of this fabled gang, who are out on the town to solve an egregious murder. The film is obviously based on the 2020 book of the same name, penned by author Richard Osman, and the three stalwarts realise that they need another member. Celia Emrie, of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel fame, fills up that void, and together the four retirees try to solve cold cases that were never solved. This hobby soon turns into a very real thing, as they come to know of an actual murder, which gives them a chance to solve something real and urgent for the first time.
“Now we’ve got a real case to solve. Isn’t it wonderful? Obviously RIP and all that,” are the first words to come out of Joyce’s (Emrie) mouth upon hearing about the case. The four holed up in a retirement home decide that this is an opportunity to put their skills to the test and conclude that they will be looking into the case. However, the fact remains that none of them have any true real-world experience in investigating, except Elizabeth (Mirren), who is an ex-spy. While the book mainly revolves around Elizabeth, the film gives the narrative a chance of exploring the characters of Joyce, Ibrahim (Kingsley) and Ron (Brosnan) further.
Directed by Chris Columbus, who doubles as one of the producers as well, the screenplay of Thursday Murder Club has been penned by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote. It will be interesting to see how the actors, who are used to being the centre of attention in their own movies, work with each other and share the screen, which no doubt will be feeling the weight of their experience.
