Overview

• Cast, creators and guests gathered in Leicester Square for the UK premiere, with Richard Osman, Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg among those photographed at the event.
• The film opens in select UK cinemas on August 22 before a global Netflix launch on August 28, following a promotional run through the summer.
• Columbus said every first‑choice actor accepted, calling it the best cast he has worked with since Harry Potter and noting that scenario “never happens” for directors.
• Helen Mirren said she would return for a sequel “in a nanosecond,” with Osman’s additional novels providing ready material for future installments.
• Osman used the premiere to underline the story’s focus on older protagonists, arguing that society overlooks older people despite their experience and wisdom.