As he graces the cover of Rolling Stone UK, the PEAKY BLINDERS star remains driven by his craft, bringing an intensity to every part, including his latest as J Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb. Here, he discusses starring in and producing a film depicting the dark story of Ireland’s MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES, as well as the prospect of reprising his role as Tommy Shelby on the big screen.
Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson will be starring on screen together later this year after the Irish actors both joined the cast of TOP BOY. Netflix has confirmed season three of its hit drama will be coming out in September 2023, with Keoghan and Gleeson playing new characters. The final chapter of the show’s third and final season will feature regular cast members Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson, Simbi Ajikawo, Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking and Araloyin Oshunremi. Keoghan and Gleeson will be playing new characters Jonny and Tadhg.
Pierce Brosnan talks to Jimmel Kimmel about wanting to be an artist since childhood, his many paintings, coming to LA for the first time in 1982, his first solo art show here in Hollywood, and he judges portraits members of our studio audience painted of him. Season 1 of HISTORY’S GREATEST HEISTS, hosted by Brosnan, is now available via The History Channel.
Conor McGregor has revealed new details about his upcoming Netflix sports documentary series. Titled McGREGOR FOREVER, the Irish UFC star took to Twitter on Tuesday to unveil a trailer for the show. In the clip, McGregor talks about breaking his ankle during a 2021 fight with Dustin Poirier, an injury he says he thought was a career-ender. On Tuesday, however, he said of the series: “You heard it here first. My brand new documentary series McGREGOR FOREVER is coming to Netflix on 17 May. The only place to hear my true story, which is only getting started!”
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star nominees for 2023 ahead of the IFTA Awards in Dublin next month. The five Rising Star nominees are: Kathryn Ferguson (Director – NOTHING COMPARES), Danielle Galligan (Actor – LAKELANDS), Éanna Hardwicke (Actor – LAKELANDS), Aoife McArdle (Director – SEVERANCE) and Daryl McCormack (Actor – BAD SISTERS, GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE). Áine Moriarty, Chief Executive of IFTA, said: “These five superb individuals are a true reflection of the brilliant new wave of Irish talent who are proving themselves to be world-class screen professionals.”
DERRY GIRLS creator Lisa McGee has won a best writer gong for the hit Channel 4 programme at the Bafta Television Craft Awards. The show follows a group of teenagers as they grow up in her hometown of Derry during the Troubles. McGee affectionately calls them a group of ‘eejits’ with the show loosely based on her own experiences while studying at Thornhill College. DERRY GIRLS was also recently nominated for most memorable moment at the Bafta TV awards which will take place on May 14. The annual Bafta TV craft awards celebrates the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2022.
Graham Norton is set to work in Ireland for the first time in many years, while also returning to his stand-up comedy roots as the new presenter for Prime Video’s first Irish original series, LOL: LAST ONE LAUGHING IRELAND. The Bandon native and award-winning BBC chat show host is also the author of four novels, and regularly spends his summer months at his home in Ahakista, having married Scottish film-maker Jonothan McLeod at Bantry House last summer. The six-part comedy format will be filmed this spring in Dublin and will launch exclusively on Prime Video worldwide next year.
The second series of detective drama DALGLIESH, filmed in Northern Ireland, is set to appear on our screens later this month. The show, based on P.D. James Inspector Dalgliesh Mysteries tales, is set in mid-1970’s England and follows Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, a detective and widower, as he strives to solve unusual murders. Season 2 returns to Channel 5 for a second series on April 27 at 9pm.