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Irish Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Saipan: Eagerly awaited Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy movie trailer released
Actor Eanna Hardwicke is seen coming to blows with Steve Coogan in the first trailer for Saipan, which documents one of the most divisive rows in football history. 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.
Irish Independent
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Watch: Trailer for Saipan movie starring Steve Coogan released as infamous Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane row gets big screen treatment
The film is about the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke) and his national team manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan) during the team's preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It takes a comedic spin on the events leading up to Ireland's incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign and delves into how the intense rivalry between these two personalities transcended the game, gripping an entire nation and the sporting world. "On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved. This is the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport,' the promo says. Directed by award-winning filmmakers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) and based on an original script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass), SAIPAN stars BAFTA nominated Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) as Roy Keane, with two-time Academy Award® nominee Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) as Mick McCarthy. Supporting cast include Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Jamie Beamish (Derry Girls), Alex Murphy (The Young Offenders), Harriet Cains (Bridgerton) and Peter McDonald (The Batman). 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, No Stone Unturned) with Patrick O'Neill and Rachael O'Kane serving as Executive Producers. The Saipan movie will be released later this year.
Irish Independent
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
First-look trailer for Saipan movie starring Steve Coogan released
The film is about the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke) and his national team manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan) during the team's preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It takes a comedic spin on the events leading up to Ireland's incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign and delves into how the intense rivalry between these two personalities transcended the game, gripping an entire nation and the sporting world. "On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved. This is the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport,' the promo says. Directed by award-winning filmmakers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) and based on an original script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass), SAIPAN stars BAFTA nominated Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) as Roy Keane, with two-time Academy Award® nominee Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) as Mick McCarthy. Supporting cast include Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Jamie Beamish (Derry Girls), Alex Murphy (The Young Offenders), Harriet Cains (Bridgerton) and Peter McDonald (The Batman). 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, No Stone Unturned) with Patrick O'Neill and Rachael O'Kane serving as Executive Producers. The Saipan movie will be released later this year.
Irish Examiner
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Trailer for Saipan film has dropped and they might just have pulled it off with Roy Keane
You thought you'd seen a lot of Roy Keane over the last year? Lock and load for the full Keano overdose in the coming weeks. There are three live shows at Cork's Marquee next month, in conversation with Roddy Doyle. And there will be plenty new material to chat about after the first trailer dropped from the movie we'll all have to see, Saipan. The tale of the infamous row between Ireland captain Keane and manager Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup may well be the story most often told in the decades since. But first indications are that directors Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) might just have pulled off a fresh spin. And Éanna Hardwicke might even have done the unthinkable - and managed to passably inhabit one of the most unique characters this country has produced. He certainly seems to have captured the essence of Roy in first shots of the row that split this country. While Steve Coogan, as you might expect, seems to have had no issue becoming Mick McCarthy. As the two go head to head, we hear Roy shout, "You don't ever tell me we're done. I'm just getting started." The 'started' is just right. Though we've never heard that line before, in all the accounts. But maybe it's no harm if scriptwriter Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass) uses a bit of licence with this one. Because Saipan really became all about whatever you believed yourself, in the many civil wars that followed. The promoters say "SAIPAN is the thrilling story of football player Roy Keane and his manager Mick McCarthy, and the events leading up to Ireland's incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign. "The intense rivalry between these two personalities transcended the game, gripping an entire nation and the sporting world. On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved. "This is the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport." 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, No Stone Unturned) with Patrick O'Neill and Rachael O'Kane serving as Executive Producers. Now who will produce the film of Roy Keane watching Saipan? We'll never get tired of him.
