India, Aug. 29 -- When Richard Osman's debut novel The Thursday Murder Club was first published in 2020, it took the world by storm. Breaking UK sales records, it brought the world of cosy crime to the mainstream. Subsequent titles have built up on this success with the four books in the series now having sold over 10 million copies. When the Netflix original movie was announced in 2024, it had fans, old and new, eagerly awaiting the chance to see their favourite pensioners solving crimes on the little screen.

With a star-studded cast of Dame Helen Mirren (Elizabeth), Pierce Brosnan (Ron), Ben Kingsley (Ibrahim), and Celia Imrie (Joyce), this movie was set to be one of the most anticipated book-to-movie adaptations in recent years. Also ...