Overview

• In a new Times interview published on 23 August, Mirren called condescension the hardest part of being 80.
• She cited strangers calling her and husband Taylor Hackford “sweet” for holding hands, saying the response makes her want to say “F*** off.”
• Mirren said she is not afraid of growing older, reflecting on mortality and family losses including the 2022 death of her stepson Rio Hackford.
• The Thursday Murder Club opened in select cinemas on 22 August and is scheduled to stream on Netflix from 28 August, with co-stars Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie.
• Early reaction includes a two-star review from The Independent, which described the adaptation as flimsy.