Kerry Condon joins PRESSURE
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN star Kerry Condon has joined fellow Irish acting talent Andrew Scott (RIPLEY) in the upcoming D-Day movie PRESSURE. Condon, born in Thurles, Co Tipperary, will play Dwight D. Eisenhower’s trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby. Filming is due to get underway in the UK next month on the ticking-clock drama about the tense days leading up to the Normandy landings.
FRÉWAKA prems Apr 25 on Shudder
In the shadowy landscape of contemporary horror cinema, Aislinn Clarke has emerged as a distinctive voice, crafting narratives that intertwine cultural heritage with psychological terror. Following her acclaimed 8mm found footage debut THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY, Clarke returns with FRÉWAKA, a groundbreaking Irish-language folk horror film that delves into generational trauma through the lens of ancient…
Horgan set for new HBO show
Fresh off her triumph with IFTA Best Drama winner BAD SISTERS, Sharon Horgan is making a triumphant return to HBO with a bold new comedy series that mines the rich territory of midlife crisis. The celebrated Irish writer-actress has inked a two-year first-look television deal between her production company Merman and HBO, cementing their creative…
Mescal in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Tennessee Williams’ haunting classic A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE has returned to New York with fresh wounds and raw nerves, now playing at Brooklyn Academy of Music in a stripped-down London import starring Paul Mescal, the Irish actor whose meteoric rise continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Fresh from commanding the Roman arena in Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR…
Andrew Scott in VANYA
Andrew Scott, the Emmy-nominated star of FLEABAG and ALL OF US STRANGERS, has brought his tour-de-force performance to New York as Simon Stephens’s radical adaptation of VANYA begins previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Fresh from his recent cinematic triumphs in ALL OF US STRANGERS and RIPLEY, Scott now reprises the Olivier Award-winning role that…
Caitriona Balfe in THE AMATEUR
As the beloved time-traveling nurse Claire Fraser in OUTLANDER, Caitriona Balfe has captivated audiences across seven seasons of the hit Starz series. Now, with the second half of OUTLANDER’s seventh season approaching and only one final season remaining, fans are eagerly following Balfe’s career beyond the Scottish highlands. The Irish actress is making a significant…
PEAKY BLINDERS wraps filming
The curtain has fallen on filming for the highly anticipated PEAKY BLINDERS movie, with creator Steven Knight confirming production wrapped on December 13th. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham,” Knight revealed on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, adding with palpable excitement, “And I have to say, it…