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THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB update

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Irish acting legend Pierce Brosnan has joined a cast of supreme acting talent in the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB. Netflix released an image of author Richard Osman with director on set with Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie in character as Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim and Joyce, respectively. As of August 2024, there is no official release date for the movie, however, we do know that Netflix will now be releasing the movie. Osman has also confirmed that the film will get a cinema release too, before its streaming debut.

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Brosnan in THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL

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FAST CHARLIE star Pierce Brosnan can now be seen in HBO’s THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL. Also starring the great Jessica Lange in one of her best performances, the film is essential viewing for those eager to see what acting can be at its transcendent, transfixing finest. Pierce Brosnan plays Ty, a neighbor who conveniently has a terrace adjacent to Lillian’s. 

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Brosnan in A SPY’S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL

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James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is returning to the spy genre in a new film project titled A SPY’S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL. The film is being directed by Simon Barry, the creator behind Netflix’s supernatural action series WARRIOR NUN. Barry said in a statement: “As a longtime Pierce Brosnan fan, I’m extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside someone I admire for their craft, character and humanity.”

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Brosnan in THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

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FAST CHARLIE star Pierce Brosnan has been cast in THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB, an adaptation of the debut novel by Richard Osman (creator and co-presenter of the BBC quiz show POINTLESS. The film will tell the story of four septuagenarian friends who live in a retirement community and solve cold cases for fun. Filming will take place this Summer in England, with Chris Columbus (HOME ALONE) set to direct.

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Pierce Brosnan in GIANT

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THE LAST RIFLEMAN star Pierce Brosnan has been slated to portray Dublin native and Irish boxing training legend Brendan Ingle in GIANT, an upcoming biopic about former world featherweight champion ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed whom Ingle trained. The film follows the true story of Naseem Hamed’s tough working-class upbringing in Sheffield and his discovery by Brendan Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer and begins shooting in Leeds later this month.

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Brosnan joins BLACK BAG cast

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Director Steven Soderbergh is assembling quite the cast for his upcoming spy thriller, BLACK BAG, with Pierce Brosnan joining fellow Irish actor Michael Fassbender on the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps but the cast, which also includes includes Cate Blanchett, will begin shooting in in May in London. Brosnan’s career is red hot at the moment and is rightfully nominated for an upcoming IFTA award for this performance in THE LAST RIFLEMAN.

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Brosnan honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards

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The Oscar Wilde Awards were hosted March 7 to honor the Irish in entertainment, with special honors going to Pierce Brosnan, Molly Shannon, and Richie Baneham. The event kicked off when Cillian Murphy, Oscar-nominated for OPPENHEIMER, popped by on his way to the Academy’s dinner for Best Actor nominees. Brosnan, an actor, film producer, philanthropist, artist and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee was honoured for his “rich and extensive career in front of the camera and behind-the-scenes as a producer.”

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QUINTESSENTIALLY IRISH preview

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Details are emerging about a brand-new documentary, entitled QUINTESSENTIALLY IRISH. The film celebrates what it is to be Irish with celebrities and politicians offering their take on the Emerald Isle. It explores some of Ireland’s most beautiful sights and famous exports, including the origins of whiskey, Guinness, horseracing, Gaelic sports and Ireland’s oldest inhabited castle at Dunsany. Interviewees include Navan-born Pierce Brosnan, Bob Geldof, Andrew Scott, Sharon Horgan, Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, and Prince Albert II of Monaco, discussing the Irish heritage of his mother, the Oscar winning actress Grace Kelly.

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