STAR WARS star Domhnall Gleeson has been cast in ECHO VALLEY. The 39-year-old actor is to star alongside Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney in the Apple Original Films project that is being directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Michael Pearce. Brad Ingelsby has written the screenplay and will produce the movie with Sir Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss and Kevin Walsh.
Irish actress Charlie Murphy is set star in new Netflix drama OBSESSION. The four-part series is a contemporary adaptation of Josephine Hart’s 1991 novella, DAMAGE. The story centers around a dangerous love triangle that emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton (played by Charlie) embarks on a passionate affair with her fiance’s father, William, a top surgeon. The tense, erotic thriller joins Netflix on April 13.
Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender (12 YEARS A SLAVE) joins his Oscar winning wife Alicia Vikander (THE DANISH GIRL) in HOPE, the first project from acclaimed Korean director Na Hong-Jin since 2016 hit THE WAILING. It will mark the second time they’ve appeared together in the same film after THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS. The largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town.
AN IRISH GOODBYE star James Martin has been named as Outstanding Newcomer at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Ireland Awards 2023. Oscar sensation James Martin received the award this year, with the RTS describing him as “an actor who has made his mark on both Irish and international audiences this year, through his excellent portrayal of his characters on screen”.
As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement, you’ll find little on television that says as much about a changing Northern Ireland as BLUE LIGHTS. A new drama written by two local lads, ex-journalists Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, this BBC One show focuses on a trio of new recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the peace-era force that in 2001 succeeded the militarized Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). BLUE LIGHTS is now available on BBC One via the link below.
Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera are teaming up to reimagine a classic opera in CARMEN. Sony Pictures Classics has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming film, based on an 1845 novella by French writer Prosper Mérimée. Set to composer Nicholas Brittell’s (MOONLIGHT, SUCCESSION) haunting score, showcases 27-year-old Mescal’s character Aidan fighting police and others on the street as he and Carmen (Barrera) fall in love and dance their way across a desert backdrop. Carmen is also shown performing at a nightclub in Los Angeles.
GAME OF THRONES star Aiden Gillen hits Irish cinemas on April 14 with BARBER. Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter Sara. As initial investigations into her disappearance begin to darken, secrets surface in unexpected ways. Before too long, Barber finds himself entangled with powerful men of shady morals determined to thwart his investigations. Has he bitten off more than he can chew?
RAISED BY WOLVES actress Niamh Algar leads the cast of MALPRACTICE as battle-hardened doctor Lucinda Edwards, who finds herself at the centre of an investigation after a nightmare shift ends with an opioid overdose for Edith Owusu. Niamh Algar said she was “thrilled” to be leading the ITV medical thriller. “I was blown away by Grace Ofori-Attah’s script and the team attached in creating MALPRACTICE,” said Algar. “I’m a huge fan of Phil Barantini’s work, his movie Boiling Point is an astonishing piece of work and I’m so excited to see how he approaches Malpractice. “I’m absolutely over the moon that we are working together on this special series.”