Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is gearing up for a busy 2022. On January 21, his film THE KING’S DAUGHTER releases in theaters, and a trailer is out. The Co Meath native has top billing as King Louis in this one. here’s a brief synopsis: “King Louis XIV’s quest for immortality leads him to capture a mermaid’s life force, but his immovable will is challenged when his long-hidden illegitimate daughter forms a bond with the magical creature.”
Start the new year with a beautiful box set from a group of creative souls who are keeping traditions alive. It’s not just that the geniuses of Cartoon Saloon embrace the increasingly lost art of hand-drawn animation, but that they draw on classic storytelling concepts, using mythology to fuel their original stories. They have only released four films, but each of them is a captivating work of art on their own while also achieving a remarkable cumulative power when appreciated as a whole piece – a sequence of studies in how our history and our mythology connects to universal themes of today.
Irish actress Niamh McCormack has landed a lead role in a new Disney film. The 20-year-old, who plays an elven mage in season two of the popular Netflix fantasy series THE WITCHER, will star in the big screen adaptation of THE MAGIC FLUTE.
AN CAILÍN CIÚIN (The Quiet Girl) has made history as the first Irish language film to be selected to have its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Irish distributor Break Out Pictures, who recently acquired the film, announced that it will screen as part of the festival’s Generation strand which showcases international feature films that tell stories through the eyes of their young protagonists and make their worlds tangible.
A new documentary about the life and career of Irish actor Peter O’Toole is to air on TG4 on Christmas Day. The story of the hell raising life of O’Toole makes for an entertaining and insightful documentary full of fun stories of wild excess, brilliant movie anecdotes and at the heart of it, the story of a man searching for an identity and longing to be Irish.
Irish actress Ruth Negga is among the 2022 Golden Globes nominees for her performance in the acclaimed racial drama PASSING, while a host of stars from Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST have also been shortlisted. Negga joins fellow Irish actress Catríona Balfe, one of the stars of BELFAST in the Best Supporting Actress category for the 2022 Golden Globes nominations which were announced on December 13.
Irish talents Aisling Bea and Pauline McLynn will guest star in an upcoming DOCTOR WHO New Year’s Day special. It was announced that the Irish comedian will next appear in the “Doctor Who” holiday special. The upcoming episode of DOCTOR WHO, EVE OF THE DALEKS will also include Irish actress Pauline McLynn and actor Adjani Salmon.
A documentary on the life, legacy and artistry of Sinead O’Connor by a Northern Irish filmmaker is to have its world premiere at the prestigious 2022 Sundance Film Festival. NOTHING COMPARES, a multi-layered, cinematic portrait of the iconic Irish singer, the film will be shown as part of the festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition.