Category Archives: Irish Film

Paul Mescal to star in HAMNET

Paul Mescal

In an interview with Vogue U.K., Academy award nominee Paul Mescal says he is set to play William Shakespeare in the upcoming film adaptation of Lolita Chakrabarti’s newest work, HAMNET. The work, described as “a love letter to passion, birth, grief, and the magic of nature,” is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel of the same name, which explores the personal life of Shakespeare and his wife after they suffer the loss of their 11-year-old son to the plague. Directed by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao, Mescal also states that the film adaptation will co-star Jessie Buckley, recently seen in the West End as Sally Bowles in CABARET, for which she received an Olivier.

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KNEECAP makes history at Sundance

Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish language feature film to win at the festival. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award® nominated Michael Fassbender (THE KILLER, NEXT GOAL WINS), Jessica Reynolds (OUTLANDER) and Josie Walker (BELFAST, THE WONDER). Set in west Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever”.

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Brosnan to receive Oscar Wilde Award

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan to receive Oscar Wilde Award! The US-Ireland Alliance will honor Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (FAST CHARLIE, THE OUTLAWS) with the Oscar Wilde Award at its annual event in March, honoring Brosnan’s glittering acting career. The Oscar Wilde Awards, which celebrate those from Ireland and those with Irish roots, will take place on March 7. Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement that the organization is honored to be paying tribute to one of the most successful Irish actors in history.

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Michael Fassbender in BLACK BAG

Michael Fassbender

THE KILLER star, Michael Fassbender, will star alongside Cate Blanchett in the new Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, BLACK BAG. Filming is set to begin in the Summer in London. Fassbender is enjoying some renewed time as a leading man, having taken some time to indulge his boyhood dream of racing cars. His star power has been given a serious boost in the wake of his incredible performance in David Fincher’s THE KILLER.

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POOR THINGS makes Irish Oscar history

Poor Things

POOR THINGS has set an Oscar record and become the most Academy Award nominated Irish-produced film of all time after it received 11 nods at today’s announcement for the 2024 awards. The film, which stars Emma Stone and was directed by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, received 11 Academy Award nominations – Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Hair and Make Up, and Best Supporting Actor, and Best Costume Design. POOR THINGS was produced and developed by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and the team at Dublin-based Element Pictures.

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THE OUTRUN at Sundance

Saoirse Ronan

FOE star Saoirse Ronan is busy promoting her powerful new drama THE OUTRUN at Sundance Film Festival. Based on a true story, the film showcases Ronan’s acting prowess as she expressively embodies a woman passing through a mighty crucible, mostly on her own. The Oscar nominee gives one of her greatest performances as a young woman grappling with addiction in a moving and delicate adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir. 

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The Making of OPPENHEIMER

Cillian Murphy

Co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr discuss the Making of OPPENHEIMER, their global smash hit. What is it really like on a Christopher Nolan set? Did Cillian really say yes before reading the script? From pre-production to the release of the film, the cast talk about their favorite on-screen moments and their relationship with director Christopher Nolan.

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SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE Premiere

Cillian Murphy

The SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE World Premiere will take place at the 74th Berlinale, unspooling in the German capital from 15-25 February. The title, taking part in the festival’s main competition, stars Cillian Murphy, Ciaran Hinds, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson in the leading roles. The Irish-Belgian co-production was penned by Enda Walsh and is based on the book of the same name by Claire Keegan (the writer of FOSTER, adapted into the Academy Award-nominated feature THE QUIET GIRL .

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