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Element Announce ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ Shoot to commence October 13th
10 Oct 2014 : Seán Brosnan
Element Pictures announced that principal photography commences next Monday, October 13th on Darren Thornton’s (‘Love is the Drug’, ‘Frankie’) debut feature ‘A Date for Mad Mary’.

‘A Date for Mad Mary’ sees ‘Mad’ Mary McArdle return to Drogheda after a short spell in prison - for something she'd rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed. Her best friend, Charlene, is about to get married and Mary is the Maid of Honour. When Charlene refuses Mary a ‘plus one’ for the wedding, on the grounds that she probably couldn’t find a date, Mary is determined to prove her wrong. She throws herself into the local dating scene, in the hope of finding a nice guy who'll look good in a tux. But finding a date in a town where everyone knows your name, and your reputation, is not going to be easy.

The film stars an ensemble of young Irish actors including Seana Kerslake, Charleigh Bailey and Tara Lee as well as established talent including Denise McCormack and Norma Sheehan.

Director Darren Thornton said:Everyone involved is just feeling thrilled that it's finally happening. It's a largely female cast on 'Mad Mary', so that aspect of it is really exciting, because you don't get a lot of Irish films where the cast is predominantly female, so it feels good to be doing something new. We've cast incredible young actors and some of them are making their feature film debut, so it’s great introducing audiences to new faces that we know will soon become household names.

A Date for Mad Mary is produced by Ed Guiney (‘The Guard’, ‘Frank’, ‘Lobster’, ‘Room’) and Juliette Bonass (‘Glassland’, ‘Get Up & Go’) with Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures as Executive Producer. It was written by brothers Darren & Colin Thornton.

The film will shoot in and around Dublin and Drogheda for five and half weeks and is backed by the Irish Film Board, Element Pictures Distribution, BAI and TV3. ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ will be released in 2015 through Element Distribution.





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