The Irish feature comedy Gold, written and directed by IFTA - winning Niall Heery (Small Engine Repair) and funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) stars David Wilmot (Ripper Street, Shadow Dancer), James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) and Kerry Condon (This Must Be The Place, The Runway).
Not exact matches
Heavyweights of world
comedy feature alongside up and coming
Irish feature - filmmakers Brendan Muldowney «Savage» and Carmel Winters «Snap» plus the top
Irish directors of TV Drama.
Rising young
Irish actor Jack Raynor, recently seen in
comedy DELIVERY MAN opposite Vince Vaughn and will next
feature strongly in Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, is said to have locked an integral role in the latest STAR WARS adventure.
The makers of the
comedy, which
features mother - of - one Amy (34) alongside Hugh O'Connor and Andrew Scott, secured major distribution in the US but gave the
Irish movie an alternative title as they felt that fans in the US would not know what the term «stag do» meant.
The
features nominated for Best Film at IFTA 2011 are; Juanita Wilson's Bosnian - set drama As If I Am Not There; dark
Irish comedies Perrier's Bounty and Sensation; Conor McDermottroe's gritty tale Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne; and Ian Power's uplifting drama The Runway.
Older bro John Michael McDonagh possesses a similar talent, and an ear for devilish dialogue, and having penned «Ned Kelly,» he made his
feature - length debut with the cheeky, underrated black
comedy «The Guard» (underrated internationally, that is; the film is the most successful
Irish film of all time in Ireland).
Other film credits include the recent
comedy «Keanu»; Peter Bogdanovich's «She's Funny That Way,» opposite Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson; «Life of Crime,» opposite Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Tim Robbins and Isla Fisher; «Run and Jump,» which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Best
Irish Feature Award at the Galway Film Festival; the Adam Sandler Netflix
comedy «The Ridiculous 6,» as well as «That's My Boy,» opposite Sandler and Andy Samberg; and «The Watch,» opposite Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill and Vince Vaughn.
An
Irish romantic
comedy featuring a crashed wedding, a labradoodle with attitude, and a second chance romance.