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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Meath man invited back to direct Emmerdale scenes
An award-winning Meath director has been invited back to film at Emmerdale after shooting some explosive storyline scenes in the popular UK soap. Eamonn Norris directed four episodes and has been asked to return to work on more scenes on the BAFTA-nominated drama, set around a tight-knit Yorkshire community. The Navan man is no stranger to continuing drama, having directed Irish shows Ros na Rún and Fair City over the last ten years. Eamonn shot Emmerdale scenes, which aired recently, featuring Robert Sugden's early release from prison and his run in with his half brother John which ended up with the pair in a massive fist fight in the famous village. "I feel incredibly lucky. I interviewed with head of production Nader Mabadi and then shadowed one of their most experienced director's, Ian Bevitt. I was then invited to direct four episodes," he said. "I have to admit, I did feel pressure as I wanted to do a brilliant job but I felt that the producers and everyone really believed in me. "I was there for almost two months and I had fantastic scripts to work with. Everyone was amazing. I loved working with the actors. It really is one of the most positive places I've ever worked. Eamonn Norris (Center) with Hollywood assistant director Andrea O'Connor and sound mixer TJ O'Mara - Eamonn directed scenes of TV show Emmerdale last month. "I'm really happy to be invited back and incredibly grateful to everyone. I can't wait to see the Yorkshire dales again.' Eamonn has also wrapped up filming on his first short horror film 'Night Terrors' in which he had the help of renowned American sound mixer TJ O'Mara and assistant director Andrea O'Connor who worked on The Thomas Crown Affair and Sex in the City. 'I worked with them both when I was a production assistant on the hit CBS TV show Blue Bloods in New York ten years ago. Andrea has mentored me through my career and I couldn't believe it when I got a phone call from TJ offering to come over and work on the film. "He was about to start work on The Devil Wears Prada 2 and had a few days off.' 'Between them they have worked on some of the best TV shows and films of the last 40 years including Sex and the City, The Sopranos, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Cape Fear and many more. I couldn't believe my luck.' Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Your Spy Mission Begins: ‘Unseen Diplomacy 2' Trailer Revealed
In a thrilling reveal at the UploadVR Summer Showcase on July 11, 2025, Triangular Pixels debuted an extended trailer for Unseen Diplomacy 2, the highly anticipated sequel to their award-winning VR spy adventure. Featuring live gameplay footage for the first time, the showcase gave fans a vivid preview of what to expect-complete with physical stealth, mixed-reality integration, and strategic agency management. The new trailer highlights room-scale espionage at its finest, demonstrating how players can use their entire play space: crawling through vents, dodging laser grids, and blending physical and virtual elements-especially on Meta Quest 3 where mixed reality brings spy missions right into your home . Creative Director Katie Goode emphasized this seamlessly blended experience: "Mixed reality has always been a key part of the experience, letting players blend the spy world into their everyday surroundings." Set in a retro‑futuristic, 1990s-inspired universe, Unseen Diplomacy 2 puts you in the boots of a spymaster with dual roles: runway agent and behind-the-scenes strategist. Gameplay features include classic analog gadgetry-wire cutters, blow darts, disguises-paired with a new procedural "Director Graph System." This technology tailors each mission's layout to your physical play area, chosen difficulty, and past decisions. And for players seeking quick thrills or exercise, a Quick Play mode turns espionage into daily workout challenges. On the management side, players will recruit agents, allocate resources, and dispatch operatives on global missions against rogue corporations and mad scientists-offering varied outcomes based on player choice and performance. Triangular Pixels also made accessibility a priority, adding one-handed control, modes for seats or standing play, support for tremors, and customizable difficulty. With its roots in the original 2016 VR hit, a BAFTA-nominated experience, the sequel aims even higher with full campaign content, mixed-reality immersion, and strategic depth-tentatively targeted for a 2025 release on Meta Quest 3 and SteamVR. Copyright The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bella Ramsey Cast in Channel 4's ‘Maya,' Written by and Co-Starring Daisy Haggard
Bella Ramsey, star of HBO's The Last of Us, will set their sights on a new drama series as Channel 4 confirms the young actor has been cast in Daisy Haggard's Maya. Ramsey will co-lead the cast of the six-part show, created by BAFTA-nominated Haggard (Back to Life, Breeders). Haggard will also star as Ramsey's mother and at the same time, make her directorial debut. Jamie Donoughue co-directs. More from The Hollywood Reporter Karlovy Vary's Krystof Mucha on Continuing the Legacy of Jiri Bartoska Marcel Barelli to Get Locarno Kids Award, Annecy Winner 'Arco' to Screen at Fest 'The Old Guard 2' Review: Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne Bring All the Right Moves, but Netflix Sequel Doesn't Have the Same Kick The Game of Thrones breakout will play the titular Maya, teenage daughter of Anna (Haggard). Forced into a witness protection programme to escape a life-threatening danger, Anna and Maya leave their London lives behind, taking on new identities and relocating to a small rural town in Scotland. 'As they try to adjust to their new reality, the trauma of their past continues to haunt them in the form of two hitmen intent on tracking them down,' a plot synopsis reads. 'As the walls close in, it becomes clear that a dangerous figure from their past is still a looming threat.' The project will be filmed entirely on location in Scotland later this year, with further casting announcements coming in due course. Ramsey said: 'This story and these characters Daisy has created are so alive, nuanced, wickedly funny and scarily dark. Every character jumps off the page, the dialogue is incredibly witty and I'm so excited to get to play Maya opposite Daisy's Anna.' Haggard, writer, creator and co-director, said: 'Ever since I first dreamt up this show, there has only ever been one Maya… I wrote the part with Bella so clearly in my head and I honestly still can't believe they want to be part of it. Bella is pure magic, just insanely talented, and I can't wait for us to work together. I'm also thrilled to be taking the leap into directing, and excited to have the opportunity to co-direct the series alongside the brilliant Jamie Donoughue.' Maya was commissioned for Channel 4 by Ollie Madden, director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama and Gemma Boswell, commissioning editor, drama. It is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production, in association with All3Media International. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Irish Examiner
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'The audience will know all the references': Nancy Harris on her West Cork-set play
BAFTA-nominated playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris, whose play The Beacon is coming to the Everyman, says that she loves a good mystery story. Fascinated by the West Cork podcast which explored the story of the murdered French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, near Schull, London-based Harris, who spent a lot of time in Baltimore growing up, says she has always been taken by stories of local people living under a cloud of suspicion. 'Ian Bailey [suspected of the killing of the French film-maker] was just one person who was very prominent. There are other stories of local legends who may have murdered their wives,' says Harris. Harris, who was born in Dublin to Cork-born journalists, Anne and Eoghan Harris, admits to being nervous about the Cork premiere of her play. 'The audience will know all the places and references. I feel kind of like a traitor in the midst of Cork for having been born in Dublin. We spent huge amounts of time in Cork. "Last week, after a meeting, I went for a walk through Cork city and out to Bishopstown where my grandparents lived. I found myself outside their house (which had been sold on) where I hadn't been since my grandmother's wake. I felt really emotional.' Describing herself as 'a little bit rebellious,' Harris didn't want to follow in her parents' footsteps. 'So I went to college to study drama and classical civilisation and do anything other than write. But I really couldn't do anything else other than write. I found my way back to it at the end of my university degree. I wrote a play but I didn't know how I did it. So I spent a few years figuring out whether I could do it again. "I realised the thing I loved the most was playwrighting and that all my life, I had been coming to it. I had an amazing classics teacher at school and thought I wanted to be like her. Drama and the classics, with Greek tragedy included, feed into each other.' Geraldine Hughes stars as Beiv in The Beacon, at the Everyman. Picture: Miki Barlok Harris, who started her career at Soho Theatre writing 20-minute plays with a group of five other writers, is currently working on the third series of The Dry. This funny Irish TV comedy-drama is written solely by Harris. It deals with alcoholism in a dysfunctional family. 'It's a big serious subject. I'm someone who loves comedy. The comedy in The Dry is really essential because I wouldn't want to sit down and be depressed watching it. Myself and Paddy Breathnach, who's a brilliant director, work hard to make sure there's light and shade all the time.' While her dark play, originally commissioned by Druid in 2019, has a mysterious death at the heart of it, it's also a family drama with deep dysfunction. There's humour there too. The central character, Beiv, is a celebrated feminist artist whom Harris likens to British artist Tracey Emin, given the 'sexually explicit' nature of her work. 'Beiv has always lived a very transgressive life. Her ex-husband died in mysterious circumstances ten years ago and his body was never found. Colm, her estranged son, has returned from San Francisco with his new wife, Bonnie, looking for answers.' But he must confront secrets from his own past. Ross O Donnellan, Leonard Buckley, and Ayoola Smart feature in The Beacon. Picture: Miki Barlok Beiv is renovating a house on an island off West Cork, where her ex-husband was from. Even though they were separated, they remained friends. It's believed that Beiv was with her ex the night he went missing. While bonded to each other, the relationship between the pair was 'tumultuous'. With Beiv on the island is Colm's old friend, Donal. There are basically four people in the cottage over the course of a week during which ghosts from the past surface. While Harris says a career as a playwright and screenwriter is full of ups and downs with 'no direct line of ascent,' it is also thrilling. 'I don't know what the next thing is. If you're somebody who wants certainty, it's probably not the best career.' But Harris certainly seems to have cracked it. The Beacon is at the Everyman from Friday, July 4 to July 19.
Perth Now
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Juliet Stevenson paints to switch off
Juliet Stevenson paints to switch off her brain. The 68-year-old actress - whose notable films include 1991's Truly, Madly, Deeply, 1996's Emma and 2002's Bend It Like Beckham - says being a working mum makes it harder to have time to meditate or practice yoga or Pilates, so she opts for painting. She told Yours magazine: "I'm not somebody who can meditate, I don't do yoga, I don't do Pilates. "I just don't have the time. I think when you're a working mum, that's it - you've got your job, and you've got your kids. "The thing that gets me to switch my brain off more than anything is painting, because you get so obsessed with that pile of colour. You can dive into it and not think about anything else." The BAFTA-nominated star finally married her partner Hugh Brody after 30 years together in 2021. The Olivier-winning actress tied the knot with writer/director Hugh, who is in his 80s, in 2021 after spending more than three decades as a couple and having two children together. Asked if getting married changed their relationship in anyway, she told the Guardian newspaper in 2024: "Absolutely nothing at all! "So many people said: 'Oh, I felt quite different once we got married', but that's not true for me." She added: "The only reason we did it is we're older now, and it made a sort of sense." Juliet feels incredibly "lucky" to still be madly in love after so many years together. She said: "To have weathered some of the most challenging storms, and actually love each other even more after many, many years, makes me feel incredibly lucky. "Love needs time and energy. It's the most important force in the world." The couple was struck by tragedy back in 2020 when Hugh's son from a previous marriage, Tomo Brody, died suddenly aged 37. Juliet previously admitted losing her stepson was very painful and "frightening". In a previous interview with the Guardian, she said: "Tomo was one of the most beautiful human beings who ever walked the Earth. He was incapable of lying. And he was amazingly good at love. Losing a child, it's so frightening."
