41 h. ago Dancing On Ice star embarks on huge career move after landing role in British blockbuster

Dancing On Ice professional skater Vanessa Bauer has landed a role in Netflix film Thursday Murder Club starring alongside Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan

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47 h. ago Pierce Brosnan makes James Bond admission at 72 years of age

Pierce Brosnan has opened up about his time as James Bond, saying the role has given him 'the world in many respects'

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51 h. ago Pierce Brosnan: ‘A seventysomething Bond? They know where to find me’

The Irish star, who cut a suave figure as the 007 of the new millennium, has traded spy gadgets for OAP crime-solving in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. He speaks to Patrick Smith about getting older, the importance of political protest, and the truth behind his confusing ‘MobLand’ accent

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2 d. ago Pierce Brosnan says the James Bond franchise gave him ‘longevity’

Brosnan played James Bond from 1995 to 2002, starring in four films as 007 in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Not Enough and Die Another Day

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3 d. ago Pierce Brosnan: ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club revisits his old haunts in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chu...

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3 d. ago ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’ Pierce Brosnan revisits his old London haunts

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club goes for a stroll in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chuckles....

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3 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club viewers hail 'exceptional' film as 'a masterpiece' as it finally hits Netflix

The Netflix film, which is based on the novel by Richard Osman, stars Dame Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kinsley and Celia Imrie as 'geriatric sleuths.'

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5 d. ago Pierce Brosnan speaks out on James Bond return as he shares thoughts on new director

The James Bond actor has said he would be interested in returning to the franchise

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5 d. ago Pierce Brosnan addresses future James Bond return as he gives verdict on new director

Pierce Brosnan is about to play a former trade unionist in The Thursday Murder Club film.

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7 d. ago Pierce Brosnan admits doubts over Thursday Murder Club role amid casting backlash

Pierce Brosnan has revealed that his role in Thursday Murder Club should have been given to Ray Winstone instead of him as he felt the cockney actor is better suited

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9 d. ago Thursday Murder Club cast on why film is ‘a celebration of the older generation’

New Netflix show Thursday Murder Club, an adaptation of Richard Osman’s book, boasts a stellar cast

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1 week ago The Thursday Murder Club review – Richard Osman bestseller provides solid, star

There’s much to enjoy in this adaptation of Osman’s ingenious book, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and Pierce Brosnan as the senior-citizen X-MenRichard Osman’s phenomenal bestseller from 2020 was an ingenious, accessible, good-natured book, which helped rebrand the English detective novel as “cosy crime”, started a celeb-copycat publishing trend and, being about four elderly people in a retirement community rising above ageist condescension to solve crimes, spoke eloquently to the shut-in frustrations and escapist yearnings of the Covid age.Now it has been adapted as a funny and likable, if slightly bland, comedy-drama for Netflix, which as one character amusingly and pre-emptively comments, feels just like a Sunday teatime TV crime drama. There is nothing new about these nostalgist leanings: Agatha Christie has after all been a solid film and TV export for more than half a century. Screenwriters Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote adapt the novel and director Chris Colu...

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan, 71, is supported by his stunning granddaughter Isabella Smith, 26, and dapper son Dylan, 28, at The Thursday Murder Club afterparty

The actor, 71, is starring alongside Helen Mirren , Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie in the film adaptation of Richard Osman 's best-selling novel, which is set to be released on Netflix on Friday.

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1 week ago The Thursday Murder Club stars join Richard Osman at Netflix film's glam UK premiere

Netflix's film adaptation of the Thursday Murder Club novel had its premiere in London today, with the likes of Richard Osman, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in attendance

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1 week ago Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan on the red carpet in Leicester Square for Thursday Murder Club premiere

Director Chris Columbus described his cast as the finest he has worked with since the Harry Potter franchise

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan Channels James Bond in London, Plus Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Anne Hathaway and More

Pierce Brosnan Channels James Bond in London, Plus Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Anne Hathaway and More  Yahoo News Canada

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1 week ago Iconic James Bond star says he will consider RETURNING for new 007 film... as role is still up for grabs

Pierce Brosnan, who famously portrayed the spy in four films, would consider reprising his role, depending on what director Denis Villeneuve has in store.

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1 week ago Thursday Murder Club's Helen Mirren 'offended' crew by going off script with one word

The Thursday Murder Club stars a whole host of unforgettable actors from this side of the world, including the likes of Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan opens up on death after witnessing loved ones' 'suffering'

Pierce Brosnan, who marked his 72nd birthday this year, has opened up about "watching the suffering of dear ones" as he contemplates approaching the end of his life

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1 week ago British rising star ‘screen tests’ to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond

Actor was reportedly asked to read lines spoken by Pierce Brosnan in 1995 Bond film ‘GoldenEye’

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