THE LAST RIFLEMAN star Pierce Brosnan has been slated to portray Dublin native and Irish boxing training legend Brendan Ingle in GIANT, an upcoming biopic about former world featherweight champion ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed whom Ingle trained. The film follows the true story of Naseem Hamed’s tough working-class upbringing in Sheffield and his discovery by Brendan Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer and begins shooting in Leeds later this month.
BANSHEES OF INISHERIN star Colin Farrell’s new Apple TV show SUGAR is now the most watched show on the streaming platform. The plot revolves around John Sugar, an outgoing detective, known for his kindness and patience. With a luxurious lifestyle and a perfect job for him, he finds himself at a crossroads when summoned by a prestigious film producer. Three episodes of SUGAR are available now while new episodes will be added on successive Fridays.
Hard-hitting Irish crime drama KIN, described as “the best Irish drama series in years”, will begin streaming on Netflix from May 1. The show, which won four Irish Film and Television Awards in 2022, initially aired on Irish channel RTÉ in 2021, for series one, and in 2023, for series two. KIN stars a plethora of Irish acting talent including Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST), Clare Dunne, Emmett J. Scanlan (FOOL ME ONCE) and Charlie Cox.
Eagle-eyed fans have caught BANSHEES OF INISHERIN star Brendan Gleeson in the new trailer for THE JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX. The official trailer for the upcoming filming, in which Lady Gaga stars opposite Joaquin, debuted at ComicCon in Las Vegas earlier this week. Gleeson is heard hollering ‘Wakey, wakey!’ in the opening scene of the trailer, suggesting he’ll portray a guard in Arkham Asylum where Joker and Harley Quinn are housed.
Next month’s 77th Cannes Film Festival will feature an unprecedented Irish presence with three films produced by Dublin’s Element Pictures to form part of the official selection. KINDS OF KINDNESS reunites Element Pictures with POOR THINGS director Yorgos Lanthimos, THE APPRENTICE, a biopic about the early years of Donald Trump by Iran-born director Ali Abbasi, includes the Dublin-based Tailored Films among its producers and BIRD, starring SALTBURN star Barry Keoghan, will also receive its world premiere and screen in competition at the festival.
SALTBURN star Barry Keoghan will star in AMO SADDAM, with filming set to start in September. The plot of the movie unfolds over a period of six months leading up to Saddam Hussein’s execution, focusing on the evolving relationship between an American soldier (Keoghan) and the former dictator. Keoghan’s recent roles include Lt. Curtis Biddick in Apple TV+’s MASTERS OF THE AIR and Jonny in Netflix’s TOP BOY.
BANSHEES OF INISHERIN star Colin Farrell has begun filming his next film project A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY. Farrell joins BARBIE mega-star Margot Robbie on set – the movie is described as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them” and is being been billed as a fantasy romance. Farrell can currently be seen in the new Apple TV+ series, SUGAR, now streaming.
Irish director Paul Duane’s ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH is a haunted and haunting tale that weaves together ancient folk tales, Irish ballads, and cosmic horror. Anna (Simone Collins) and Aleks (Charlie Maher) travel around Ireland collecting rare Irish folk balladsand their obsessive quest for the “song with no name” leads them on a path to damnation as the disturbing folk song is warned to unleash hell…literally. Arriving on VOD and in select U.S. theatres on April 11, ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH is the latest in the Celtic folk horror genre that will appeal to fans of YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER and A HOLE IN THE GROUND.
