Gabriel Byrne at the Movies

Gabriel Byrne has five, yes, five films in the pipeline at this time: In production: I, Anna (2012) All Things to All Men (2012) Le Capital (2013) Crooked House (2013) In development: At Swim-Two-Birds (2013) And now for tidbits about each and every one of them! I, Anna (2012) In […]

Gleeson’s Passion Project: “At Swim-Two-Birds”

Updated July 13 In an interview with Irish Central, Mr. Gleeson reveals details about the making of the film, including Gabriel Byrne’s role: Gleeson will be doing just that with his next major project, one that has been a long time coming. He will be directing his own adaptation of […]

“At Swim-Two-Birds:” Cast News

From the HotPress interview with Brendan Gleeson: Gleeson reveals that Gabriel Byrne, Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy and Michael Fassbender will all star in his planned film version of Flann O’Brien’s 1939 novel At Swim-Two Birds. He also emphasises the importance of having an Irish cast, adding “It was important, but […]

The Boys are Back in Town!

IrishCentral.com tells us Brendan Gleeson is rounding up all of the Irish actors he knows for the start of production for his film version of Flann O’Brien’s comedic masterpiece At Swim-Two-Birds. This month Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is bringing Ireland’s leading men together to make the film version of Flann […]

At Swim-Two-Birds is Go!

Variety, the Irish Film Television Network, and a ton o’ blogs are reporting that Parallel Films has green-lighted the long-awaited project At Swim-Two-Birds, based on the book by Flann O’Brien, as well as a new vehicle for Liam Neeson. Variety [this article is no longer available]: First up is an […]

A Note about the Future from Brendan Gleeson

In a March 9 interview at Independent.ie, Brendan Gleeson talks about his latest film, the health care situation in Ireland, and his next project: He’s also in the midst of something he holds dear to his heart — a screen adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s classic novel At Swim-Two-Birds. “I […]