In 97 MINUTES Rhys Meyers, 45, plays an Interpol agent named Alex who may be in over his head amongst a group of Russian separatists onboard a hijacked passenger plane. This group of hoodlums is particularly vicious as they set about taking control of the flight from London to New York with their improvised but deadly 3D-printed guns. 97 MINUTES is now available to stream on Vudu, Prime Video, Apple TV, or Redbox.
Belfast-born film director Ross White has said he is “excited” to unveil his and co-director Tom Berkeley’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning short AN IRISH GOODBYE, as the first trailer for the next and final short project, THE GOLDEN WEST is released. The short film’s plot, which was previously kept under wraps until now will follow two warring Irish sisters in 1849 having fled the Irish Famine, searching for gold in the mountains of north Wales. But with winter approaching and nothing to show for their efforts, their age-old feud soon threatens to become deadly.
Caitriona Balfe is having a hard time saying goodbye to OUTLANDER. In a conversation with RTÉ Entertainment the BELFAST actor said, “It’s going to be very sad, very bittersweet. It’s had an amazing run and it will be more than a decade by the time it’s finished, which is an incredible length of time to spend as a character on a show and I will be bereft of spending that time with Claire.”
Fresh from BAFTA success, BAD SISTERS creator Sharon Horgan sat down with late night legend Conan O’Brien. In the podcast, Horgan discusses her early (unsuccessful) days as an emerging writer and how her Irish upbringing keeps her grounded in the wake of this year’s success.
Irish actor/producer Ruth Negga has built a solid career through powerful performances of incredible women. You can now watch her in AD ASTRA, alongside Hollywood legend Brat Pitt in which she plays Helen Lantos. The sci-fi film follows an astronaut who ventures into space in search of his lost father, whose obsessive quest to discover intelligent alien life at all costs threatens the Solar System and all life on Earth.
CASUALTY’s longest-serving cast member Derek Thompson will leave the soap after almost four decades playing Charlie Fairhead, the BBC has announced. The 75-year-old said “the time has come for me to hang up Charlie’s scrubs after the most wonderful 37 years” starring in nearly 900 episodes of the much-loved TV programme. The BBC said Thompson will be filming until autumn, with his final scenes airing next year in the “culmination of a gripping exit storyline which will see the character front and centre of the action”.
BELFAST star Ciaran Hinds has been cast in a recurring role in THE RINGS OF POWER. Hinds is a GAME OF THRONES alum joining the fold, having been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2022 for his performance in BELFAST alongside OUTLANDER‘S Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, and Judi Dench.
BELFAST actor Caitríona Balfe is set to co-star with Rami Malek in AMATEUR. The story follows a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. Balfe’s role wasn’t disclosed, nor was a filming schedule, so it’ll be a while before we see it. Meanwhile, her hit series on the Starz network OUTLANDER premieres its seventh season on Friday, June 16.