Published Oct 31, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

For their new film A Talent for Murder

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Dame Helen Mirren loves knives.

That was my favorite takeaway when I recently spoke with the Academy Award winner for her new film A Talent for Murder , which she stars in alongside Alden Ehrenreich ( Weapons , Solo: A Star Wars Story ).

Directed by Anton Corbijn, the film is an adaptation of the 2014 Joanna Murray-Smith play Switzerland , which focuses on a fictional story about real-life author Patricia Highsmith. Highsmith, who died in 1995, is best remembered for creating the con-man serial killer character Tom Ripley, the main character in The Talented Mr. Ripley and four additional novels by Highsmith.…