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Barbie becomes third film ever to reach €8m at the Republic of Ireland box office |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has surpassed €8m at the Irish box office, a record which has only been broken twice before. First by Titanic in 1998, and then Avatar in 2009. |
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First look at Barry Keoghan & Brian Gleeson in Top Boy Season 3 |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Netflix have released a new trailer and first-look images for the third and final season of Top Boy. This season’s cast includes Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson. |
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Jack Gleeson returns to screen in BBC adaptation of The Famous Five |
| 18 Aug 2023 | Irish actor Jack Gleeson stars in the BBC adaptation of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five book series, which is being adapted by Nicolas Winding Refn. |
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Searchlight Pictures releases first look at All of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Searchlight Pictures release first look image of All of Us Strangers, Andrew Leigh’s latest feature film. The film stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell. |
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Niamh Algar to star in dark comedy series Culprits on Disney+ |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Niamh Algar stars as Psycho in the Disney+ series. The eight-part show will premiere on Disney+ this autumn. |
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Saltburn starring Barry Keoghan and Alison Oliver selected to open 67th BFI London Film Festival |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell’s new feature film Saltburn starring Barry Keoghan will make its international premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival (October 4 – 15), where it will feature as this year’s opening night gala. |
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“I wanted a killer hook, something memorable”, director Ian Hunt-Duffy discusses Double Blind |
| 02 Aug 2023 | We caught up with director Ian Hunt-Duffy following his feature film’s Irish premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh. |
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“It was very full-on, as you might expect” director Patricia Kelly and producer Paul Fitzsimons discuss Verdigris |
| 01 Aug 2023 | We caught up with director Patricia Kelly and producer Paul Fitzsimons, following their film’s premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh. |
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Barbenheimer: Biggest box office weekend in Ireland & the UK since 2019 |
| 27 Jul 2023 | A €21.6m (£18.5m) opening for Barbie and a €12.7m (£10.9m) opening for Oppenheimer have brought the UK-Ireland box office its biggest weekend since the release of Avengers: Endgame in 2019. |
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Poor Things to have World Premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film will have its World Premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. The film is a co-production of Searchlight Pictures, Element Pictures, Film4, and TSG Entertainment. |
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Two Irish co-productions awarded funding in latest round of UK Global Screen Fund |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Sisters, co-produced by Ed Guiney and Lara Hickey, and Aoife Kelleher’s Justice for Magdalenes are two of the nine international co-productions that have been awarded in the latest funding round of the UK Global Screen Fund. |
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SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements: Productions allowed to continue shooting |
| 25 Jul 2023 | SAG-AFTRA has granted waivers to independent productions who have agreed to the union’s latest contract negotiations, and are not tied to AMPTP companies. |
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In The Land of Saints and Sinners to premiere at 80th Venice Film Festival |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Robert Lorenz’s upcoming thriller In The Land of Saints and Sinners will have its premiere at the 80th Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Colm Meaney, Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, and Sarah Greene. |
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Studiocanal release first look at Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman in Wicked Little Letters |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Studiocanal, Film 4, Blueprint Pictures, and South Of The River Pictures release first look image and Irish release date of Wicked Little Letters. The film will have its world premiere at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th. |
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20th Century Studios release trailer for A Haunting in Venice starring Kenneth Branagh and Jamie Dornan |
| 19 Jul 2023 | Kenneth Branagh’s follow-up to Murder On The Orient Express and Death On The Nile opens in cinemas September 15th, 2023. |
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The Live Wild Podcast with Hilary Rose announce Live In Conversation event with The Young Offenders cast |
| 19 Jul 2023 | The cast of The Young Offenders have been announced to take to the stage for a conversation with Hilary Rose, hosting a live event of her podcast Live Wild. The one-off live event takes place in the Cork Opera House this Saturday July 22nd. |
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Gladiator 2 among productions affected by SAG-AFTRA strike |
| 18 Jul 2023 | As of Thursday 13th July, SAG-AFTRA have officially joined WGA on the picket lines. This affects any US or International productions with SAG-AFTRA members. |
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Bad Sisters receives four Emmy Nominations |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Bad Sisters has received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Writing, and Lead Actress in a Drama series, and Outstanding Casting. |
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SAG-AFTRA’s board expected to launch strike, following breakdown in contract negotiations |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Contract negotiation between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP last night did not result in a new contract deal, consequently the guild’s national board will meet today to formally approve the launch of a strike. |
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SAG-AFTRA agrees to federal mediation in contract negotiations |
| 12 Jul 2023 | SAG-AFTRA has agreed to what they have described as a “last minute request” to bring in federal mediation in contract talks with studios and streamers, one day before the Guild’s current agreement expires. |
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