"We underestimate older people. I did it when I was 25," Mirren said at the film's premiere in London. "It's absolutely right that young people feel as if the world is theirs and nobody's ever done what they're doing before, you know, but the reality is, of course, every generation has done everything that they're doing."

Death hovers over The Thursday Murder Club, not only because its title organization’s business is homicide, but because its members are older men and women living in a retirement community where the Grim Reaper is a persistent presence.

Chris Columbus' film also features Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie and Celia Imrie in key supporting roles.

Helen Mirren stars in 'The Thursday Murder Club,' a film celebrating the life experiences of older people as they solve murder mysteries. The movie, featuring Mirren and other veteran actors, highlights the value of elderly contributions and their intriguing life stories.

Imagine Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote, and you'll have a sense of the immaculate energy that exudes from The Thursday Murder Club. Now, I realize those comparisons might sound dated. But I challenge you to find a modern,

The Thursday Murder Club closely follows the plot of the first book, which made us all fall in love with the titular crime-solving pensioners: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Joyce (Celia Imrie), Ron (Pierce Brosnan) and Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley).

Movie premieres double as date nights for Sir Ben Kingsley and his wife Daniela Lavender. At the U.K. premiere of his new movie The Thursday Murder Club — held, fittingly, on Aug. 21, a Thursday — the Oscar winner, 81, made a rare public appearance with Lavender, 50, a Brazilian actress.

T he Thursday Murder Club film is almost here and, to celebrate its release, the cast reunited in London. Lead actors Dame Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Ben Kingsley got together for a press event on Tuesday (19 August) - and it looked like they all got the memo on matching outfits.