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
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With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a good time to look at the Irish movie landscape and see what stars are up-and-coming. County Louth actress Evanna Lynch recently got the career break of a lifetime and she's just 14 years old. Lynch beat out thousands of girls across Ireland and the United Kingdom to land a role in the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
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From PS I Love You to the latest gangster movie, the Irish are well represented in upcoming movies, writes Tom Deignan. ℘℘℘ Irish and Irish-American talent is very well represented on the November and December holiday movie schedule. Mid-November offers the release of two movies by legendary Irish directors. First there's Jim Sheridan's gritty Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Then … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
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Having conquered the world of music and shed light on global poverty, U2 lead singer Bono is now eyeing Hollywood. Presumably this is the charismatic crooner's way to kill time until he is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Until then, Bono is developing a film project which revolves around an Irish musician who comes to the United States to work with a show band in Las Vegas. … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
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It will be hard to get away from rising Irish superstar Cillian Murphy this summer. After breaking through with roles in critically acclaimed films such as Cold Mountain, 28 Days, Later and Girl with a Pearl Earring, the Cork-born Murphy burst into the Hollywood mainstream by landing a role in the summer smash Batman Begins. (That film also stars Irish veteran Liam … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood