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Alden Ehrenreich and Helen Mirren star in A Talent for Murder

Actor Alden Ehrenreich plays dual roles alongside Helen Mirren in a film adaptation of the stage play Switzerland.

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Tony Award winning actor Alden Ehrenreich stars in the psychological thriller film A Talent for Murder, UPI reported. The movie opens in theaters on Friday, October 24, 2026. [1]

According to UPI, the movie is a film adaptation of the 2014 play Switzerland, written by Joanna Murray-Smith. Ehrenreich stated that he wanted to take the role because it allowed him to work alongside Helen Mirren and play two completely different characters. [1]

In the film, Ehrenreich portrays Edward Ridgeway, an editor sent by a New York publisher to convince the famous author Patricia Highsmith, played by Mirren, to write a final book in her series, UPI reported. [1]

Ehrenreich began his acting career with an appearance on the television program Supernatural in 2005 before appearing in Francis Ford Coppola's film Tetro in 2009. Mirren, who was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003, previously won an Academy Award for her performance in the 2006 film The Queen. [2][8][9]

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In short

  • Alden Ehrenreich and Helen Mirren star in the psychological thriller film A Talent for Murder.
  • The movie is an adaptation of Joanna Murray-Smith's 2014 play Switzerland.
  • Alden Ehrenreich plays New York editor Edward Ridgeway opposite Helen Mirren as novelist Patricia Highsmith.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Alden Ehrenreich: 'Talent for Murder' foe Helen Mirren is disarming, down-to-earth in real lifeUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Helen Mirren reveals Queen Elizabeth introduced her to a sheikh and said 'she played me in a film, you know' but he had 'no idea who she was' and details tea mishap with Prince PhilipDaily Mail, 11h ago
  3. [3]‘A Talent for Murder’ Review: Ripley and the CreatorThe New York Times, 1d ago
  4. [4]A Talent for Murder With Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, and Olivia Cooke Takes a Stab at MetafictionIGN, 1d ago
  5. [5]Alden Ehrenreich on Reviving RipleyThe Hollywood Reporter, 5h ago
  6. [6]A Talent for Murder Review: The Talented Ms. Highsmith Takes Another Stab at Tom RipleyThe Austin Chronicle, 1d ago
  7. [7]‘A Talent for Murder’ Star Helen Mirren Shares What Surprised Her About Patricia Highsmith (Exclusive)People.com, 1d ago

Background

  1. [8]Alden Ehrenreich on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Helen Mirren on Wikipedia
  3. [10]I Parry Everything on Wikipedia
  4. [11]Alden Ehrenreich on Grokipedia
  5. [12]Helen Mirren on Grokipedia
  6. [13]French astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth after record space stay FTMQ News, 15d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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