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RTÉ News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig in talks for prison drama
It is reported that Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig are in negotiations to star in a prison drama from La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle. US entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter says the film has been described as "a two-hander set in a prison" with a production start eyed for later this year. The news was first reported by the US entertainment trade publication Deadline. The Hollywood Reporter says Chazelle had been working on a planned Leonardo DiCaprio-starring biopic of the stunt rider Evel Knievel but has since pivoted to the prison project. "At one point, Chazelle was working with DiCaprio on the prison project before the two focused on Knievel," The Hollywood Reporter adds. Murphy was seen on cinema screens in Small Things Like These last year and has since completed filming on the Peaky Blinders movie.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cillian Murphy & Daniel Craig in Talks for Lead Roles in Oscar-Winning Director's New Movie
Oscar winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Golden Globe nominee Daniel Craig (Knives Out) have entered negotiations for the leading roles in the upcoming untitled movie from acclaimed filmmaker Damien Chazelle. Further details about their potential characters and plot are still being kept under wraps, but the project will reportedly take place in a prison. Murphy's most recent acting project was last year's historical drama Small Things Like These, which also produced. He is currently slated to reprise his iconic roles as Thomas Shelby in Netflix's Peaky Blinders movie The Immortal Man, and as Jim in Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple movie. As for Craig, he starred in last year's Luca Guadagnino-led romantic drama Queer. He will once again return as Detective Benoit Blanc in Netflix's next Knives Out movie, titled Wake Up Dead Man. The untitled movie will be written and directed by Chazelle, who's best known for his work on the acclaimed movies such as Whiplash, La La Land, and First Man. For his work on the Emma Stone-led musical drama, he became the youngest filmmaker to win an Oscar Award for Best Director. This marks his first directorial feature in a long while, after three years since Babylon's a disappointing box office run. In addition, Chazelle is also producing the project, alongside Olivia Hamilton through their Will Chickens Productions banner. Should Murphy and Craig's deals will be finalized, production on the untitled movie would likely begin sometime this year. The post Cillian Murphy & Daniel Craig in Talks for Lead Roles in Oscar-Winning Director's New Movie appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Irish Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
'Mesmerising' film with Cillian Murphy's 'best performance' now streaming
Amazon Prime has dropped a real treat with a film some are hailing as the very best of Cillian Murphy's acting career. Sounds like a big statement, right? Even more so when you realise the film in question, Small Things Like These, hit the screens in 2024, right after his performance in Oppenheimer, which bagged Murphy an Oscar. Now, this gem is up for grabs in the mega retailer's streaming stash. Dating back to 1985 in its setting, the plot follows coal merchant Bill Furlong (played by Murphy) as he digs up some unsettling truths in a small Irish town lorded over by the Roman Catholic Church. The film's a screen take on Claire Keegan's 2021 novella, snagging a spot on the 2022 Booker Prize shortlist and nailing the Orwell Prize for political fiction. Echoing its source, critics lavished plenty of praise on the film version too, reports Surrey Live. It's notched up a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, with several critiques tipping their hats to Murphy's performance as a key pull, as well as the film's restrained dramatic flair. A reviewer weighed in: "Small Things Like These is beautifully observed and deftly assembled. It is furious without raising its voice, and heartbreaking without ever resorting to melodrama. This film is an absolute gem, and you'll be happy you saw it." Another chimed in with: "Depressing and claustrophobic, dealing with a traumatic past, this is a shattering story of redemption, a truly magnificent film." Movie buffs have been singing Murphy's praises for his stellar role, with many scratching their heads as to why the Peaky Blinders star didn't snag an Oscar for two consecutive years. A film enthusiast took to social media to rave: "Best movie I've seen in a decade or more. Oscar worthy performance from Cillian Murphy." Another avid watcher proclaimed: "Cillian Murphy's brilliant performance elevates Small Things Like These into Oscar consideration." Echoing the sentiment, another viewer remarked: "Absolutely a perfect gem of a picture. Excellent acting by Murphy! Yes it does run slow but it follows the character's slow progression to take action on his feelings. Gosh I will watch this again!" The discussion around the film doesn't stop there; fans are debating whether it's wiser to read the novel before watching the silver screen adaptation. TV lovers can get 30 days' free access to binge tantalising TV like The Handmaid's Tale and The Rings of Power by signing up to Amazon Prime. Just remember to cancel at the end and you won't be charged. £0 One viewer recommended that having the book's knowledge might have made the film more comprehensible, noting: "Powerful, thought provoking and mesmerising. Cillian Murphy is perfect in this role, of course! I do wish , however, I had read the book first as I had to unravel quite a bit of the story whilst watching , that isn't explained or obvious. Maybe that was deliberate though." On the other hand, one individual argued that the film surpassed the book, commenting: "I had read the book but found the film to be much more intense and powerful. I had known the story for many years but found the movie to be much more thought provoking. You didn't need to have the eventuality spelled out on the screen to know and feel what had actually transpired. The simple written message at the end was enough." Small Things Like These is available to stream on Prime Video.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cillian Murphy's near-perfect "powerful" Irish movie has been quietly added to Prime Video
Cillian Murphy's Irish drama Small Things Like These has been added to Prime Video in the UK and Ireland. Based on the book by Claire Keegan, the movie focuses on Ireland's Magdalene laundries - horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions between the 18th and late 20th centuries. Small Things Like These is told from the perspective of Murphy's devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong in 1985, as he discovers a harrowing secret at the local convent. The film, which is directed by Tim Mielants and written by Enda Walsh, also stars Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne and Helen Behan. Small Things Like These received a positive reception from critics following its release in November, earning it a near-perfect score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Related: Best streaming services In Digital Spy's review of the film, we said: "While some may find it a touch slow, it's Small Things Like These's subtle, show-not-tell storytelling that delivers the drama's emotional blow". Empire described Small Things Like These as "remarkably powerful", while The Hollywood Reporter said it is "subtle but resonant" and "intimate but emotionally expansive". After the film's release, Murphy addressed the somewhat abrupt ending, saying that it retained the "genius of the book" by not revealing what happens after Bill makes a stand. Related: "People have very different points of view and it's amazing to think about it, because it just unspools and unspools and unspools. And you don't know what it could possibly be," he said. "It could be a positive or it could have an optimistic outlook or a pessimistic. You know what I mean? "It's very interesting, but it also represents, I think, sort of the beginning of the loosening of that grip that the church had at the time." Small Things Like These is now available to stream on Prime Video. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here! Buy British Comedy Legends in newsagents or online now, priced at £7.99. at £328.00 at at EE at £49.99 at at at Audible£18.99 at at Amazon at EE£54.98 at at at at at at at at at at Amazon£29.98 at at at Game at Sky Mobile at EE at at at at at at Pandora at at at at at Three at at Game at Pandora at at at at at at at £1199.00 at AO at £199.99 at Fitbit$15.00 at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at £90.00 at at at at at at John Lewis at at John Lewis & Partners at at at Amazon£6.62 at at Amazon at Fitbit£119.99 at at Amazon£184.00 at John Lewis & Partners at Three at at at at at at at at Amazon at at at Apple at at at £293.81 at at at at Three at at at at at at at John Lewis at at at at EE£379.99 at at Audible at at at at at at at EE at £449.00 at John Lewis£32.99 at Amazon at at at at at Apple$365.00 at Microsoft at at at Samsung at at Apple at at Three£229.00 at John Lewis at at John Lewis at at at at Samsung at crunchyroll£1199.00 at AO at at Amazon at John Lewis & Partners at at at Microsoft£79.98 at at at Microsoft at at at Amazon at at at at at at John Lewis at John Lewis & Partners at at now at at at Microsoft at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
Budapest Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Budapest Times
Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival to open in Szeged on May 27
The Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival is set to open in Szeged, southern Hungary, on May 27. The festival program will include a film competition, fringe events such as exhibitions, screenings for children, roundtables and workshops. The festival, held at Szeged's Belvárosi Cinema, will open with a screening of Small Things Like These , starring Cillian Murphy, while the program will also feature Christopher Nolan's Inception .
