Saipan: Eagerly awaited Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy movie trailer released
Hardwicke stars as Roy Keane and Coogan takes on the role of Mick McCarthy, the movie will explore the explosive fallout between the pair during Ireland's 2002 World Cup preparations.
Keane was sent home following the public quarrel with McCarthy and the incident divided public opinion in Ireland about who was to blame.
The newly released trailer hints at a tense and emotional portrayal, including a moment in which Keane's character exclaims, 'You don't ever tell me we're done. I'm just getting started.'
Filmmakers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) direct from a script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass).
The film is described as "the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport".
The dispute at the heart of the story arose during the team's training camp on the Pacific Island of Saipan.
Keane, Ireland's team captain at the time, voiced frustration at what he saw as substandard training facilities and preparations organised by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).
Though initially persuaded to stay after expressing a desire to leave the camp, Keane later gave a frank interview criticising the conditions.
Following the interview's publication, McCarthy called a team meeting – during which Keane reportedly launched into a blistering verbal attack.
Keane told McCarthy: 'I don't rate you as a player, I don't rate you as a manager, and I don't rate you as a person.'
He is also said to have added: 'You can stick your World Cup up your a**e.'
Shortly after, Keane was sent home from the tournament and the row triggered a nationwide debate.
The film is produced by Macdara Kelleher and John Keville for Wild Atlantic Pictures (Evil Dead Rise, Cocaine Bear, Black 47), along with Trevor Birney and Oliver Butler for Fine Point Films (Kneecap, Bobby Sands: 66 Days).
Patrick O'Neill, Eoin Egan, and Rachael O'Kane serve as executive producers.
No release date has been confirmed yet, but Saipan is due to be in cinemas this summer.
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