FLEABAG hot priest Andrew Scott is set to play every role in the new production of VANYA on the West End this Autumn. Scott’s name is most renowned for his appearances on Television, with starring roles in FLEABAG and SHERLOCK, as well as an appearance in Netflix’s BLACK MIRROR. Scott has also appeared in movies such as war thriller 1917, and SPECTRE, Daniel Craig’s fourth Bond film, where Scott appeared as a nemesis of the infamous British spy.
Eve Hewson (BAD SISTERS) is set to join Tessa Thompson in HEDDA. Hewson is a rising star who drew rave reviews out of Sundance for her starring turn opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in John Carney’s Dublin-set musical dramedy FLORA AND SON, which was swooped on at the festival by Apple at a price just under $20M, and is slated for release this fall. The Irish actress is currently in production opposite Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning and more on Netflix’s limited series THE PERFECT COUPLE.
Happy Birthday Liam Neeson! The Ballymena native has done us proud, having received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland’s 50 Greatest Film Actors.
Irish supernatural serial killer horror film titled THE GATES has released it’s first trailer. In the film, a serial killer has been sentenced to death by electric chair in London in the 1890s, but in his final hours, he puts a curse on the prison he is in, and all of those in it. The movie comes from director Stephen Hall, and it also stars John Rhys-Davies, Michael Yare, Elena Delia, David Pearse and Peter Coonan.
Irish actor/producer Ruth Negga has built a solid career through powerful performances of incredible women. You can now watch her in AD ASTRA, alongside Hollywood legend Brat Pitt in which she plays Helen Lantos. The sci-fi film follows an astronaut who ventures into space in search of his lost father, whose obsessive quest to discover intelligent alien life at all costs threatens the Solar System and all life on Earth.
From TIGERLAND to BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Colin Farrell is Hollywood gold. The Castleknock native has ascended to leading man status in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s and has received various awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. Farrell is currently shooting LOVE CHILD with his THE LOBSTER co-star Rachel Weiss.
Scroll through Netflix and Amazon Prime no more. If you are looking for an incredible Irish film to watch, look no further. From war films to comedy dramas, we’re going to outline what we think are the best Irish movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime right now.
BELFAST actor Caitríona Balfe is set to co-star with Rami Malek in AMATEUR. The story follows a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. Balfe’s role wasn’t disclosed, nor was a filming schedule, so it’ll be a while before we see it. Meanwhile, her hit series on the Starz network OUTLANDER premieres its seventh season on Friday, June 16.
A number of big names in the Northern Irish film and TV industry have been recognised for this year’s National Television Awards. The NTAs are the most prominent ceremony for the industry in which the results are voted on by the general public, and are often branded as ‘television’s biggest night of the year’. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by presenter Joel Dommett and will take place at the O2 in London on Tuesday, September 5 2023.
On his 47th birthday, we’re honouring the top 10 Cillian Murphy on-screen triumphs. Born and raised in Cork, Murphy wasn’t always on track to become an actor. Up until his early 20s, he was regularly performing as the guitarist in several bands, with every intention of making it as a full-time musician. His decision to pursue acting, which would come not long after, has gifted audiences around the world with one of the most prolific, versatile and vibrant actors of the 21st century.
Belfast actor James Martin is among the latest number of inspiring and accomplished Northern Ireland people to be made honorary graduates of Ulster University. James is the first person with Down’s Syndrome to win an Oscar and Ulster University hosted him recently on the Belfast campus during President Joe Biden’s visit, during which he received a special mention from the President who said he was going to “brag to his daughter about meeting James”.
Ray Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in RRR, Volstagg in the THOR films and a main antagonist in the upcoming STAR WARS series Ahsoka, has died aged 58. Representatives for Stevenson said he had died on Sunday, four days before his birthday. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported he had been hospitalised with a sudden illness on the island of Ischia, while in production on the film CASSINO in Ischia.