The Affleck family just can’t seem to get enough of Irish American novelist Dennis Lehane.
Hollywood’s latest Batman, Ben Affleck, is going to get back in touch with his more gritty side (The Town, Good Will Hunting) by bringing one of Lehane’s Joe Coughlin novels to the big screen as a director. Entitled Live by Night, the book is the second in a trilogy of books set in the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Assassin’s Creed, Alien Covenant & More
Speaking of Brendan Gleeson, the busy thespian is also teaming up with fellow Irish actor Michael Fassbender in not one but two upcoming movies.
The dynamic duo will team up for Assassin’s Creed, the action adventure film based on the popular video game. Assasin’s Creed is currently slated for a Christmas 2016 release. (Brendan’s son Brian is also in the flick.) Then … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Rhys Meyers In Roots
Jonathan Rhys Meyers had a major role in the updated version of Roots, the epic mini-series about slavery which made a big splash on several cable channels back in May. The Dublin actor played Tom Lea, a North Carolina slave owner whose children are central to key plot conflicts in the story. Up next for Rhys Meyers are a rock-n-roll film and a thriller – London Town and … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Loving Ruth Negga
In another film about breaking racial barriers, Ruth Negga is among the cast of Loving, which was featured at the Cannes Film Festival back in May. Negga was born to an Irish mother and Ethiopian father. She lived in Ethiopia until she was four but moved to Limerick after her father died when she was seven. Loving also stars Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton. Negga stars as … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Sinéad the Sleuth
Irish star of stage and screen Sinéad Cusack (V for Vendetta, Eastern Promises) will star in a new British crime TV show that will soon be available to American audiences via Netflix. Entitled Marcella, the show stars Anna Friel as the title sleuth, who has been out of work for years on maternity leave. Once she returns to her job with the Murder Squad of the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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