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Extra.ie
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
28 Years Later director sets the record straight on Cillian Murphy's role
Cillian Murphy will be in the 28 Years Later trilogy, the film's director has confirmed. Danny Boyle, who directed the horror classics 28 Days and Weeks Later, will return later this year to show how far society has fallen 28 years after the Rage virus broke out. And while Cillian, who starred as Jim, will be in the upcoming third film, some were concerned that he would be infected after clips from the trailer showed a Jim-looking infected victim for a split second (which, it turns out, wasn't the character). However, Danny has set the record straight and confirmed that Cillian will be in the 28 Years trilogy… in the second and third films. Cillian Murphy will be in the 28 Years Later trilogy, the film's director has confirmed. Pic: Fox Searchlight. 'Well, it's three films, a trilogy of films which have connecting characters,' Danny told IGN, explaining that 12-year-old Spike will be the main character of the new story. 'He will run right way through the films. We've shot the first two back-to-back, and that was for logistical reasons, actor availability reasons, and for story reasons as well. They're literally continuous.' 28 Years Later will be three films, with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple slated for a release next January, with Danny confirming that Cillian will be in the second film, and will be standing by for the third should they get funding. 'There's a coda… it's not a coda, it's the epilogue or an end theme at the end of the first film [28 Years Later] that gives you a handover to the second film,' Danny explained. 'Although each story completes itself, there's a handover section to the next film as well. So it's very ambitious. People were worried that Cillian's character of Jim was going to be infected in the upcoming trilogy, but director Danny Boyle confirmed that he'll be in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Pic: Sony/ Columbia 'We haven't got the money for the third one yet. It will depend on how the first one does, I guess. But hopefully, if we do ok, they'll give us the go-ahead for the money and for the third one. Everybody's standing by for that, really. Including Cillian. '[Cillian] is in the second one… I shouldn't give away too much, I'll get killed!' Cillian is also serving as executive producer in the upcoming trilogy, with some fans worried that he was going to be infected by the Rage virus in the film's first trailer. However, it was confirmed that Cillian wasn't the infected zombie-like creature (remember, this isn't a zombie movie!) — but rather art dealer Angus Neill. 'Danny told me he'd always had me in mind for the role,' Angus said. 'So we met up, hit it off, and I agreed to take part. On set he has an extraordinary ability to hypnotise you, and working with him on the film was a very, very intense experience.' 28 Years Later will hit Irish cinemas on June 20, while 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is slated for a January 16, 2026 release.
Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Barry Keoghan's trick to landing huge roles and sacrifice to play Ringo Starr
Saltburn star Barry Keoghan reveals the demands of the job with perfectionist Peaky Blinders co-star Cillian Murphy – and how he has to protect himself to film the Fab Four biopic You don't slack on the set of the new Peaky Blinders film – by order of Cillian Murphy, according to Irish actor Barry Keoghan. Speaking ahead of his starring role with fellow countryman Cillian in the film - due out this year - that continues the story of Tommy Shelby and his notorious family of cut-throat gangsters in Birmingham, Barry reveals his co-star's impressive work ethic. He says: 'There is no slacking for him. And it is not in an intimidating way. It is in a way that he does not settle for less. He has an athlete's approach to it. Cillian is such a legend.' The new Netflix movie, The Immortal Man, is set during the Second World War and also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth, along with returning cast members from the hit BBC crime series. Recalling seeing his co-star in Tommy Shelby's costume at the screen test, Barry, 33, says: 'He was more excited to see me in my costume. He was like, 'Ah man, look at you.'' Clearly channelling his inner Duke menace (his character in the movie) Barry says of Cillian: 'He does not say anything, but you feel it.' And Barry has clearly adopted his co-star's ethos, by giving it all, when it comes to his latest role as Ringo Starr in the new Beatles movie. For he has sacrificed his other great love after acting - boxing - to play the part. Playing drummer Ringo, alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney in the new Sam Mendes biopic, he says: 'I have boxed for years now. But they will kill me if I go and break my hand. Obviously I can't miss the drumming.' Known for his unsettling performances in Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin, with Colin Farrell, Barry overcame a tragic childhood to find success as an actor, after his mother died of a heroin overdose when he was just 12. He and his siblings spent many years in foster care, before being brought up by his grandmother. He has spoken movingly about losing many members of his family to drugs - which became the scourge of his home city of Dublin - saying: 'My father passed away as a result of similar and I lost my mum to it. I've lost two uncles and a cousin to drugs.' Sober, after battling his own drink and drug addiction issues, he says the filming schedule for The Beatles movies will be intense - requiring him to be at the top of his game. He says: 'It is The Beatles now for the next 15 months at least. It is really focused and committed because it is four movies.' While people tell him 'you have made it,' Barry says: 'I will always try and do better. My approach to The Beatles movie is entirely different to anything I have ever done.' More interested in a career in the ring than on stage when he was younger, Barry only began acting in school plays so he could skip class. By chance one day near the boxing club where he was training, he saw an advert in the window of a shop looking for non-actors – and made the phone call that would change his life. After winning that part in Between The Canals in 2011, he started applying for Irish dance and drama schools – but was rejected. 'I did not get into any. I was lost,' he says. 'I had just finished school. It was like having your confidence knocked out.' Eventually he found a place which would take him. He explains: 'The Factory was not an acting school – it was more of a place of pure collaboration and had an experimental approach.' It was a role in the series Love/Hate in 2013 about organised crime in Dublin that made him famous in Ireland. Again, he took an experimental approach to his acting, adding: 'I was doing Love/Hate and I went to Galway and rented an Airbnb. I met these lads and I wanted to learn how these lads walked and talked. Then I went back to Dublin.' Barry's ability to portray complex characters landed him his breakout role in The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017 with Nicole Kidman, where he tried to learn as much as he could from the box office star. 'To go from Love/Hate to Scared Deer was insane,' he recalls. 'It was the first time I ever had control (as an actor). Nicole is a genius. 'I had a baby-like approach – the way babies look at you and absorb.' That same year, he gained plaudits for his part in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, working alongside One Direction star Harry Styles. Unlike now, the jobbing actor had to audition for his role as a soldier in the Second World War epic. 'I did an audition tape for Dunkirk and I remember we had to look at tennis balls to take the attention off what I was saying – and I got the part,' he says. Having won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 2023 for The Banshees, Keoghan no longer needs to audition for his roles – but he doesn't take his fame for granted. 'Your last work is your best work,' he says. 'A director sometimes needs to be shown (an audition tape). It shows you delivering.' He still sent in a tape of himself ahead of The Beatles films, because he wanted to make sure he got the part of Ringo Starr. 'I might sound a dick, but no (I don't have to audition anymore). But like for The Beatles for example, I grabbed a Ringo clip online and I got some friends in New York to shoot it in black and white in this hotel,' he says. 'I gave my version of it, not to mimic Ringo, I wanted to show that I was committed.' It's a trick Barry also employed to get a part in the 2022 Joker movie. 'I saw that they wanted the Riddler, so I made a short Batman film and got this lady in LA to shoot it. I wanted to make it like Stanley Kubrick and I bought a hat and a cane and walked slowly down the corridor,' he says. It turned out they'd already cast the Riddler, but four months later Barry did get the Joker part, which sadly ended up on the cutting floor. His commitment to acting means he even named the son he had in August 2022 with his former partner, Alyson Sandro, Brando after The Godfather actor. More recently linked to singer Sabrina Carpenter, after he appeared in one of her music videos and she described the collaboration as, 'One of the best she's ever had.' Barry says the secret to his acting success is the way he teases the camera with his piercing blue eyes. 'I was always told that you treat the camera like you are playing hard to get. You don't have to necessarily say anything. The eyes say everything really,' he says. 'I always look at young actors in their first movie or in their second and they have this unstructured approach to it,' he explains. 'And then they are told they are an actor – and they get lost and lose their instinct. I always look at that for myself. Every approach, I look at a movie like it is my first movie.' The boy from the poor streets of Dublin says he has been incredibly 'blessed' and now wants to inspire kids from his home city to escape and achieve their dreams. 'I want to make this story of where I came from, and get people on board who are not actors,' he says. 'It is encouraging kids to have some sort of faith and belief that no matter where you come from… it shouldn't hold you back.'
Irish Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Health
- Irish Daily Mirror
More questions than answers for family of teen who died after routine procedures
The family of a teenager who died suddenly and unexpectedly after routine surgical procedures at a children's hospital in Dublin four years ago claim they have been left with "more questions than answers" following an inquest into his death. A sitting of Dublin District Coroners Court heard doctors admit they remain baffled how Carlow student, Cillian Gorman, acquired what was described as a "vanishingly rare" blood clotting condition in a sudden and catastrophic manner. The 14-year-old from Tullow, Co Carlow was admitted to Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin on March 14, 2021 and underwent both an endoscopy on his upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and a liver biopsy the following day. The student had the procedures as part of tests being conducted by doctors who suspected he might be developing inflammatory bowel disease. The inquest on Tuesday heard his condition deteriorated and he became unresponsive a few hours later while he was recovering from the surgery before he was confirmed to have suffered brain stem death on March 20, 2021. A large group of relatives and friends of Cillian's parents, Deirdre and Declan Gorman, burst into applause when the family's counsel, David Roberts BL, called for a verdict of death due to medical misadventure at the end of evidence from several medical witnesses. Mr Roberts claimed Cillian was a healthy boy but had suffered a catastrophic event resulting in his death while under the care of the hospital. He said Cillian's parents did not accept the medical evidence they had heard at the inquest. However, counsel for CHI at Crumlin, Conor Halpin SC, claimed that a narrative verdict was the appropriate finding as there was no evidence linking the care provided by the hospital to the boy's death to support a finding of medical misadventure. The coroner, Clare Keane, recorded the cause of death as a lack of oxygen to the brain due to acute intracranial bleeding secondary to thrombophilia – a condition which causes the blood to clot. Dr Keane noted that significant factors in the background of the deceased's health were auto-immune hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the coroner stressed that they were not directly contributory to his death. Dr Keane said she would record a narrative verdict to reflect the complexity of the case and how it had been impossible to establish what caused the blood clotting. The inquest heard that specialist DNA testing had even been carried out but had proven inconclusive, while a pathologist who carried out a post-mortem on the teenager's body remarked that the case was "so rare, so unusual and so complicated." A consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at CHI at Crumlin, Emer Fitzpatrick, said a finding that Cillian had thrombotic microangiopathy (a rare but serious disease otherwise known as TMA which damages small blood vessels resulting in clots) was one they had never come across in Dublin before. "I've never seen a child like that," said Dr Fitzpatrick. She described TMA as "vanishingly rare." A paediatric radiologist who carried out the liver biopsy, David Rea, said pre-surgery tests indicated the patient had a slightly elevated risk of bleeding but it was deemed safe to proceed with the procedure. Dr Rea said there were no concerns while Cillian was in the operating theatre and he had remained in a stable condition. The inquest heard that Cillian had been brought back to a recovery ward at 2.30pm. Dr Fitzpatrick said she reviewed the patient at 6.15pm when he appeared in good form and smiling after having eaten a few slices of toast. She pointed out that he was also under enhanced observation after a liver biopsy but there were no concerns about any of his vital signs. The inquest heard that Cillian subsequently complained of a headache and vomiting later that evening. His mother raised the alarm when he suddenly became unresponsive after a few deep breaths at 8.40pm. He was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit where it was found that he had massive internal pressure on his brain. Doctors decided that a plan to transfer the patient to CHI at Temple Street could not go ahead as his condition was too unstable. Evidence was heard that he remained comatose for the next few days until March 20, 2021 when brain stem death was confirmed. A consultant paediatrician, Michelle Dillon, gave evidence of how Cillian was treated at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny in June 2020 after he had been experiencing worsening dizziness. The inquest heard that the patient, who also suffered some diarrhoea and weight loss, was diagnosed with anaemia for which he was prescribed iron. However, Dr Dillon said she was also concerned that Cillian might be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease and he was referred to CHI at Crumlin. A neuropathologist, Michael Farrell, said a post-mortem examination of the patient's brain found it was "massively swollen" and there were multiple areas of bleeding within the brain which he believed had occurred in a "hyper acute" manner. However, Prof Farrell admitted he could not explain why it had happened. A paediatric pathologist, Maureen O'Sullivan, who also carried out a post-mortem on the body said she had "never seen anything like this before." Prof O'Sullivan said the most salient finding was in relation to "very abnormal clotting" throughout the patient's blood vessels. She said TMA was highly abnormal for patients who might have inflammatory bowel disease but there were multiple sites of clotting in Cillian's organs including his lung, liver and heart. However, the pathologist acknowledged she had been unable to establish what had triggered such clotting. Addressing Cillian's parents at the conclusion of the inquest, Dr Keane observed that the loss of their son – the second oldest of four children – was "unbearable" for his family. The coroner expressed hope that the inquest had clarified some issues but said she also realised that "you still may have more questions than answers." Speaking on behalf of Cillian's parents after the hearing, the family's solicitor, Simon McElwee said they did not agree with the narrative verdict but accepted how the coroner had conducted the inquest. "Cillian was a robust, normal child when he went into hospital. He was dead when he came out. After hearing all the evidence of the doctors today, my clients learned nothing new and have more questions than answers. They have no trust in the CHI," said Mr McElwee.
BreakingNews.ie
29-04-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Family of teen who died after routine surgeries left with 'more questions than answers' after inquest
The family of a teenager who died suddenly and unexpectedly after routine surgical procedures at a children's hospital in Dublin four years ago claim they have been left with 'more questions than answers' following an inquest into his death. A sitting of Dublin District Coroners Court heard doctors admit they remain baffled how Carlow student, Cillian Gorman, acquired what was described as a 'vanishingly rare' blood clotting condition in a sudden and catastrophic manner. Advertisement The 14-year-old from Tullow, Co Carlow, was admitted to Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin on March 14th, 2021, and underwent both an endoscopy on his upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and a liver biopsy the following day. The student had the procedures as part of tests being conducted by doctors who suspected he might be developing inflammatory bowel disease. The inquest on Tuesday heard his condition deteriorated and he became unresponsive a few hours later while he was recovering from the surgery, before he was confirmed to have suffered brain stem death on March 20th, 2021. A large group of relatives and friends of Cillian's parents, Deirdre and Declan Gorman, burst into applause when the family's counsel, David Roberts BL, called for a verdict of death due to medical misadventure at the end of evidence from several medical witnesses. Advertisement Mr Roberts claimed Cillian was a healthy boy but had suffered a catastrophic event resulting in his death while under the care of the hospital. He said Cillian's parents did not accept the medical evidence they had heard at the inquest. However, counsel for CHI at Crumlin, Conor Halpin SC, claimed that a narrative verdict was the appropriate finding as there was no evidence linking the care provided by the hospital to the boy's death to support a finding of medical misadventure. The coroner, Clare Keane, recorded the cause of death as a lack of oxygen to the brain due to acute intracranial bleeding secondary to thrombophilia – a condition which causes the blood to clot. Advertisement Dr Keane noted that significant factors in the background of the deceased's health were autoimmune hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the coroner stressed that they were not directly contributory to his death. Dr Keane said she would record a narrative verdict to reflect the complexity of the case and how it had been impossible to establish what caused the blood clotting. The inquest heard that specialist DNA testing had even been carried out but had proven inconclusive, while a pathologist who carried out a postmortem on the teenager's body remarked that the case was 'so rare, so unusual and so complicated.' Advertisement A consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at CHI at Crumlin, Emer Fitzpatrick, said a finding that Cillian had thrombotic microangiopathy (a rare but serious disease otherwise known as TMA which damages small blood vessels resulting in clots) was one they had never come across in Dublin before. 'I've never seen a child like that,' said Dr Fitzpatrick. She described TMA as 'vanishingly rare.' A paediatric radiologist who carried out the liver biopsy, David Rea, said pre-surgery tests indicated the patient had a slightly elevated risk of bleeding, but it was deemed safe to proceed with the procedure. Dr Rea said there were no concerns while Cillian was in the operating theatre, and he had remained in a stable condition. Advertisement The inquest heard that Cillian had been brought back to a recovery ward at 2.30pm. Dr Fitzpatrick said she reviewed the patient at 6.15pm when he appeared in good form and smiling after having eaten a few slices of toast. She pointed out that he was also under enhanced observation after a liver biopsy, but there were no concerns about any of his vital signs. The inquest heard that Cillian subsequently complained of a headache and vomiting later that evening. His mother raised the alarm when he suddenly became unresponsive after a few deep breaths at 8.40pm. He was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit, where it was found that he had massive internal pressure on his brain. Doctors decided that a plan to transfer the patient to CHI at Temple Street could not go ahead as his condition was too unstable. Evidence was heard that he remained comatose for the next few days until March 20th, 2021, when brain stem death was confirmed. A consultant paediatrician, Michelle Dillon, gave evidence of how Cillian was treated at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny in June 2020 after he had been experiencing worsening dizziness. The inquest heard that the patient, who also suffered some diarrhoea and weight loss, was diagnosed with anaemia for which he was prescribed iron. However, Dr Dillon said she was also concerned that Cillian might be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, and he was referred to CHI at Crumlin. A neuropathologist, Michael Farrell, said a postmortem examination of the patient's brain found it was 'massively swollen' and there were multiple areas of bleeding within the brain, which he believed had occurred in a 'hyper-acute' manner. However, Prof Farrell admitted he could not explain why it had happened. A paediatric pathologist, Maureen O'Sullivan, who also carried out a postmortem on the body, said she had 'never seen anything like this before.' Prof O'Sullivan said the most salient finding was in relation to 'very abnormal clotting' throughout the patient's blood vessels. She said TMA was highly abnormal for patients who might have inflammatory bowel disease, but there were multiple sites of clotting in Cillian's organs, including his lung, liver and heart. However, the pathologist acknowledged she had been unable to establish what had triggered such clotting. Ireland Funeral hears Leaving Cert student (18) who died i... Read More Addressing Cillian's parents at the conclusion of the inquest, Dr Keane observed that the loss of their son, the second oldest of four children, was 'unbearable' for his family. The coroner expressed hope that the inquest had clarified some issues but said she also realised that 'you still may have more questions than answers.' Speaking on behalf of Cillian's parents after the hearing, the family's solicitor, Simon McElwee, said they did not agree with the narrative verdict but accepted how the coroner had conducted the inquest. 'Cillian was a robust, normal child when he went into the hospital. He was dead when he came out. After hearing all the evidence of the doctors today, my clients learned nothing new and have more questions than answers. They have no trust in the CHI,' said Mr McElwee.
Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Wexford's Bridge Drama staging award-winning show at National Opera House ahead of All-Ireland bid
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be performed in the Dean Crowe Theatre as part of the All-Ireland Drama Festival in mid May. And, in anticipation of this big night, Bridge Drama will perform its pre-All Ireland show in the O'Reilly Theatre at the National Opera House on Sunday, May 4. Bridge Drama last won the title in 2016 with Neil Simon's Lost In Yonkers which starred 14-year-old Cillian Tobin as a 15-year-old. Coincidentally, in this production, adult Cillian portrays the lead character who is also 15-year old Christopher. The group is hoping that Cillian will be its good luck charm in Athlone as he has won awards at each of the eight regional festivals. Currently, director Susan Somers is keeping the group focused by polishing and improving every theatrical element of the production in order to deliver the optimum performance on the night. Susan has received numerous plaudits from adjudicators on the festival circuit this year, many of whom have referenced her 'exceptional directorial work' with the ensemble who help form each scene by 'utilising their physicality and black boxes with skill and precision'. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is based on the novel by Mark Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens for the stage. It is showing at the National Opera House on Sunday, May 4. Tickets available at or (053) 9122144
