MAD TO BE NORMAL: Available Now!

I am working on postings for the IFTA Awards and The Late Late Show, organizing the tremendous response to Gabriel Byrne’s  red carpet and interview remarks, and trying to capture the best reactions to his visit to Dublin. So, all that good stuff should be ready very shortly. However, I […]

MAD TO BE NORMAL in February!

In the hurly-burly of Gabriel Byrne’s film and social calendar—recent premieres of new films Lies We Tell and Hereditary, as well as being honored by the Irish Film and Television Academy—here is your reminder that another great film of his is on the way: Mad to be Normal, the story […]

The Byrne-ing News: Movies Update

It has been a banner year for our peripatetic Irish thespian, with the very successful Broadway run of the play Long Day’s Journey Into Night and the release of Joachim Trier’s film, the lovely and also shattering Louder Than Bombs, both in the past few months. And now he has […]

MAD TO BE NORMAL: News and Pics!

Filming continues for Mad to be Normal, the new movie about psychiatrist R. D. Laing, in York, England, with sets that include the University of York and stately homes, including Scampston Hall in Malton, nearby. The film stars David Tennant in the lead role, with supporting cast including Gabriel Byrne, Elisabeth […]

MAD TO BE NORMAL: new film in production now!

It started out life as Metanoia, but now Gabriel Byrne’s latest film project has been re-titled Mad to be Normal and it begins production in Yorkshire, England today. As previously reported, the film stars David Tennant in the role of controversial Scottish psychiatrist, R.D. Laing, with support from actors Elisabeth […]

METANOIA: Background and Cast

Before he returns to Broadway in Long Day’s Journey Into Night this spring, Gabriel Byrne will take on a different kind of psychological study. Recently announced by Variety, Mr. Byrne has joined the cast of Metanoia, the new bio-pic of Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing, with David Tennant in the […]