Jack Reynor is set to feature in the upcoming thriller MOTHER’S MILK, starring Hilary Swank and Olivia Cooke. The film recently wrapped shooting in New York. It is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who also wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Reynor, 30, is known for his roles in WHAT RICHARD DID, SING STREET and MIDSOMMAR.
This August, Stephen returns to Kilkenny Arts Festival to host Saíocht, a beautiful evening of music and poetry in St. John’s Priory on Monday, August 8. Saíocht features Ireland’s leading poets Gabriel Rosenstock and Emily Cullen. Joined by acclaimed Irish traditional musicians, Louise Mulcahy, Michelle Mulcahy and Neil Martin, the super-group will explore the fascinating artistic relationship between the Irish literary tradition and Irish traditional music.
Saoirse Ronan steps into the shoes of enthusiastic newcomer Constable Stalker in SEE HOW THEY RUN. Set in 1950s London, and in the West End to be precise, the movie follows the aftermath of a big-name death — a Hollywood director who was set to turn a smash-hit play into a film. Slated to hit cinemas at the end of September, the flick hails from first-time feature director Tom George with Mark Chappell on scripting duties.
Irish Bond girl Alison Doody’s latest film is up for Best Picture at the Hollywood Critics Association’s Midseason Awards, it was announced this week. The 56-year-old south Dublin native has a key role in action drama RRR – a global hit that is the most expensive Indian movie ever made and the first Indian movie ever to be nominated for an HCA award. Doody plays the role of Catherine, the cruel wife of tyrannical British governor Scott Buxton – the film’s bad guy in chief.
It’s not every day we have an A-list celebrity visiting Northern Ireland, but Pierce Brosnan has been spotted around the region over the past couple of weeks. The James Bond actor has been pictured with fans in and around Co Down, and has been spotted enjoying lunch at a top restaurant in Belfast city centre recently. Speaking after a visit to Fontana in Holywood, Adam Stockman from the restaurant said the actor was scheduled to be in the area for “five or six weeks while filming.”
Andrew Scott, beloved Hot Priest on Fleabag, has joined the cast of STRANGERS, based on the 2004 English translation of Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel. STRANGERS will follow Adam (Scott), a screenwriter who lives alone in a tower block in London. Adam’s life begins to get knocked off course after a run-in with a mysterious neighbor (Paul Mescal). After the pair grow closer, Adam discovers two people who look like his parents (Claire Foy), who died over thirty years prior, living in his childhood house.
Colin Farrell will star in THIRTEEN LIVES, a new film depicting the aquatic rescue of 12 young footballers from a cave in Thailand. The film follows the expedition to save the youngsters and their coach, who became trapped after the cave flooded in 2018. Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Farrell and Viggo Mortensen as divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton respectively.
Colm Meaney is set to star in indie pic THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE. The film is a heart-warming comedy about two estranged cousins making amends for many generations of a family dispute. The story follows Ciáran (Meaney), who lives in rural Ireland with his elderly and ailing father who, bemoaning the sorry state of the world and its never-ending conflicts, decides that if he can’t fix the world’s problems, he can at least try to fix his family. As his dying wish, he asks his son to reach out to the American side of the family and make peace.