Netflix has reversed a decision to give the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club a wide UK cinema release, but the move hasn’t pleased everyone
Richard Osman’s heartfelt appeal for a broad cinema release of his book-turned-film fell on deaf ears.
Richard’s crime caper The Thursday Murder Club, starring silver screen luminaries Dame Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie, Sir Ben Kingsley and David Tennant, has been transformed into a film.
The telly quiz master from House of Games and BBC show Pointless took to Instagram to laud Netflix for heeding the public outcry and deciding against keeping the flick away from UK theatres.
The 54 year old Osman shared the good tidings: “Some very good news for everyone who wanted to see The Thursday Murder Club in UK cinemas.
“Netflix have listened to the clamour, and the film will now have a run in UK cinemas. See what happens when you all ask,” reports Coventry Live.
But this brief moment of jubilation turned sour for British cinema owners when they learned that the movie would be hitting a mere handful of over 30 screens nationwide.
Phil Clapp, boss of the UK Cinema Association, remarked: “Netflix can choose where and when they release their content and given that we’re still in recovery those venues which are allowed to play the film will more than welcome the box office. But a significant majority of the potential audience are now likely to be disappointed. “
At an earlier event this year, Netflix’s top dog Ted Sarandos made the contentious claim that audiences prefer the comfort of their homes for movie-watching, dubbing the cinema experience an “outdated concept”.
Netflix enthusiasts, brace yourselves for “The Thursday Murder Club,” a captivating drama where four savvy pensioners crack the case of a slain property tycoon in a fictional Kent village, premiering on August 22.
In other news, Richard made a bold pitch to his BBC chiefs during a natter with Marina Hyde on their The Rest is Entertainment podcast. He’s keen on House of Games getting the live treatment, exclaiming: “Anyone at the BBC listening, listen – let’s do it. But you know, I mean, it only takes 40 minutes anyway. “
Although he’s all for the thrill of live shows, Richard pointed out that recording way in advance is nothing unusual in TV land, divulging that some programmes are wrapped up months or even years before hitting our screens.
Spilling the beans on TV secrets, he disclosed that an unnamed big ITV programme has gone as far as taping next year’s Christmas special a whole 18 months early, confessing: “I got a call through the other day from someone who had been taping a big ITV show, which recorded next year’s Christmas show last week.”
Source: Mirror
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