Michael Flatley in BLACKBIRD

 

Michael Flatley has urged young people to “go for it” as he spoke about his motivation for making his debut feature film, saying people had told him it was “impossible”. The dancer and choreographer, 64, has written, directed and also stars in the spy thriller BLACKBIRD, in which he plays former MI6 operative Victor Blackley who is drawn back into a world of espionage he left behind. The film screened at the Monaco Streaming Film Festival last year, where Flatley picked up the best actor award.

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Irish Film

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Animated RIVERDANCE on Netflix

RIVERDANCE: THE ANIMATED ADVENTURE is coming to Netflix beginning from January 14. The movie describes the essence of magic in singing and dancing in vastly different ways. It exemplifies Ireland’s heritage, natural beauty, and culture. And it delivers to the stage a unique universe filled with laughter and emotion that was created in their thoughts’.

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RIVERDANCE the (animated) movie

A full-length, animated RIVERDANCE feature film with a truly star-studded cast will premiere on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW later this month. The film tells the story of a young boy named Keegan (Sam Hardy) and a Spanish girl named Moya (Hannah Herman Cortes) as they journey into the mythical world of the legendary Megaloceros Giganteus, who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life – a lesson that will surely resonate any Irish person since 1994?

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