, Columbus has signed on to direct a movie based on Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club novel, which was published in 2020, forare all being eyed for lead roles in the film, though their casting has not yet been confirmed at this time.“In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club,” the synopsis for Osman’s novel reads.
Columbus is known for directing 1990’s Home Alone, 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire, 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2002’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2010’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and 2020’s The Christmas Chronicles 2. Additionally, he wrote the screenplays for 1984’s Gremlins, 1985’s The Goonies, and 1985’s Young Sherlock Holmes.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.