HILLWALKERS is a 2022 Irish backwoods horror thriller film about a group of hikers that trespass onto private land leading to intense violence at the hands of the owners. Written, directed and edited by Tom Cosgrove (Haunted; Haunted II; Dead of Night 2001), making his feature directorial debut. Produced by Ama Fosua Addo, Caoillte Cahill and Niall Reynolds.
GAME OF THRONES changed Conleth Hill’s life forever. But of course the world keeps spinning even after you’ve appeared in the biggest TV smashes of all time. And for the Co Antrim-raised actor that next chapter has involved crossing the length of Ireland to star in an adaptation of Graham Norton’s 2016 small-town murder mystery, HOLDING.
Jessie Buckley has been busy lately. Following her outstanding portrayal of a young mother in THE LOST DAUGHTER, the Irish actor earned herself an Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. The good news for us then as Buckley will be returning to our screens in the new A24 thriller, MEN, alongside award-winning James Bond actor Rory Kinnear. Written and directed by Alex Garland (EX MACHINA and NEVER LET ME GO), the horror drama is set for release later this year.
Set in Eden, a fictional town in the Karoo, Tannie Maria, played by Maria Doyle Kennedy (THE COMMITMENTS, THE TUDORS, DEXTER, OUTLANDER and ORPHAN BLACK) is renowned for her delicious food, the recipes of which she shares in her column in the local newspaper, The Gazette. When the cash-strapped publication decides to axe her column in favour of an Agony Aunt column, Tannie Maria volunteers to do it.
Irish actress Charlie Murphy is set to star in a new show on Netflix which centres around a dangerous love triangle. The LOVE/HATE star will play the role of Anna Barton, who embarks on a secret affair with her soon to be father-in-law, William, played by Richard Armitage. The three-part series is an adaptation of the 1991 novella by the same name from late author Josephine Hart, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
HOLDING, a new 4-part tv show based on the book by chat-show host Graham Norton, airs this week. Human remains are discovered in a small, quiet village in West Cork, Ireland, while local builders are demolishing a farmhouse that belonged to the Burke family. It seems that the villagers – including the fiancee jilted at the altar by Tommy, the son of the house, as well as the woman he was seeing on the side – now have an answer as to how, if not precisely why, he disappeared on his wedding eve 20 years ago.
Castleknock’s own, Colin Farrell, who is starring in THE BATMAN, will portray the DC Comics villain The Penguin in a limited spin-off series for the US streaming service HBO Max. As well as starring in the TV series, Farrell will also serve as an executive producer, alongside Matt Reeves. The Penguin is one of the most famous villains from the Batman comics and the character is known for his top hat, monocle, and multiple lethal umbrellas.
Moe Dunford’s new movie NIGHTRIDE is currently streaming on Netflix. Set over the course of one night in Belfast, NIGHTRIDE was shot in a real-time, one-shot style, giving it a sense of urgency and immediacy and follows a drug dealer as he attempts to go straight – by pulling off one last big job – in this captivating, immersive thriller.