The new year will kick off with three movies showcasing lots of young Irish acting talent.
First up is the highly anticipated new epic from Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Entitled The Revenant, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as well as Irish thespian Domhnall Gleeson, fresh off his latest star-making turn alongside Saoirse Ronan in the Irish immigrant tale … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Eve Hewson in Robin Hood
Looking ahead to 2017, the aforementioned Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly producing a Robin Hood origin movie. The cast has not yet been assembled, but one actress who has apparently landed a role is Dubliner Eve Hewson – daughter of Bono – who is slated to play Maid Marion. ♦ … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Eve Hewson in Robin Hood
Healing Heartthrobs
"I have so many pins and bolts in me I feel like Boris Karloff," Liam Neeson told the Daily News during one of his first public forays in recent months. The Phantom Menace star suffered a broken pelvis this summer after he collided with a deer while riding his motorcycle in upstate New York. Wielding a pair of metal crutches, Neeson appeared at the Four Season's Hotel in New … [Read more...] about Healing Heartthrobs
Hibernia: Film Briefs
Irish-American heartthrob Mel Gibson is rumored to be "very interested" in Wolfgang Peterson's newest undertaking. The director of The Perfect Storm has now set his sights on another nautical adventure – the story of Irish-born Sir Ernest Shackleton and the ill-fated Endurance expedition to Antarctica. Another tale of man vs. nature, with another Irish-American hunk in the lead … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Film Briefs