Summary
The upcoming filmTheThursday Murder Clubreunites two major actresses after more than two decades. Based on the popular Richard Osman novel of the same name,The Thursday Murder Clubtransports audiences into the fictional English village of Fairhaven, where there is a luxury retirement community called Cooper’s Chase. Several denizens of this cozy corner see their lives enmeshed when they embark on a search for truth and justice after the suspicious murder of a property developer.
Playing the septuagenarian stars is a talented group of veteran actors who have contributed their talents to numerous other projects. The mainThursday Murder Clubcast is set to include Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirrenas Ron Ritchie and Elizabeth Best, Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, and Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft. While all four actors have prolific careers, two of them have appeared together in a notable project from several years back.
Thursday Murder Club Reunites Helen Mirren & Celia Imrie 21 Years After Calendar Girls
The Nigel Cole Movie Was Their First One Together
Those two actors are Mirren and Imrie, who previously starred together in the British comedyCalendar Girlsin 2003. Directed by Nigel Cole,Calendar Girlsis a story about a media phenomenon created when a group of women decide to make a nude calendarto raise money for their local hospital. Mirren played Chris and Imrie played Celia in this risque comedy drama. It was largely successful upon its release, spawning a West End stage play in 2008, and a West End musical in 2015.
What Helen Mirren & Celia Imrie Have Done Since Calendar Girls
Both actresses have gone on to have active careers in betweenCalendar GirlsandThe Thursday Murder Club. For Imrie, this has taken the form ofstarring in, for example, the comedy romance filmThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The actress also played Mrs. Quickly in the 2005film version ofNanny McPhee. In the past few years, Imrie has dedicated her talents to projects including the Dan Levy filmGood Grief, the romantic comedyLove Again, and four episodes of the acclaimed seriesThe Diplomat.
In the same year that she starred inCalendar Girls, Mirren became Dame Helen Mirren. This venerable status has earned Mirren the utmost respect as an actress, exemplified through herOscar nominations for films such asThe QueenandThe Last Station, the former of which garnered her a Best Actress award.Helen Mirren’s moviesalso include pop culture projects such asShazam! Fury of the Gods,Fast X, and as the narrator inBarbie. It will be great to see two actresses with such prolific careers — Imrie and Mirren — reunite together in their twilight years inThe Thursday Murder Club.
