The dynamic Irish actor talks about his latest role in The Guard, working with the brothers McDonagh and his upcoming directorial debut with Flann O’Brien’s At Swim Two Birds. It’s a Thursday morning in late June, and I am sitting at a table in the empty ballroom of the opulent Beverly Wilshire hotel, waiting for Brendan Gleeson. The press conference scheduled prior to our … [Read more...] about Brendan Gleeson: The Good, the Bad and the Funny
Hollywood
Irish Eye on Hollywood
Three top-level Irish talents will be teaming up for a U.S. Civil War drama slated to be released later this year. Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson and Anjelica Huston will star in Seraphim Falls, a revenge thriller. Mel Gibson’s Icon Entertainment is producing the film, to be directed by first-timer David Von Ancken, who has directed TV shows such as The Shield and CSI. Seraphim … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
Bad Boy Billy Bob
Sean O'Driscoll, Contibutor
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October / November 2005
October / November 2005 href="https://www.irishamerica.com/in-this-issue-2005-october-november">Sean O'Driscoll, Contibutor
October / November 2005
Johnny Depp isn't the only Hollywood star who is interested in his Irish lineage. Bad boy Billy Bob Thornton has been looking into tracing his ancestry as well. Thornton, star of this summer's remake The Bad News Bears, recently spoke to Sean O'Driscoll of the Irish Voice about his new film and his Irish roots. Thorton's father's family is Irish, while his mother's side is … [Read more...] about Bad Boy Billy Bob
Johnny Depp’s Irish Roots
By Irish America Staff
Johnny Depp recently spoke to the Irish Independent promoting his remake of the popular film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the interview he spoke enthusiastically about his love for Ireland and the Irish culture. Depp's Irish roots come from his mother, Betty Sue Palmer. In addition to being Irish, Depp is also German and Cherokee. He is very curious about his Irish … [Read more...] about Johnny Depp’s Irish Roots
Goodbye James Bond
Since 1995, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been James Bond. He has played the role of 007 in four movies: Golden Eye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies, (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). However, via one phone call, Brosnan learned the producers did not want him to be James Bond anymore. Brosnan told Entertainment Weekly that before the phone call … [Read more...] about Goodbye James Bond