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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
🎥 Football's most infamous bust-up is coming to the big screen
🎥 Football's most infamous bust-up is coming to the big screen For football fans of a certain age, Saipan isn't just an island in the Pacific Ocean. It's the place where one of the game's most infamous bust-ups took place. Roy Keane memorably left the Republic of Ireland's 2002 World Cup training camp following a fallout with his one-time teammate turned manager Mick McCarthy. Advertisement Now, the story of what went on behind the scenes is set to be told in a film dramatisation starring fellow Cork native Éanna Hardwicke in the role of Keane. What do you make of the trailer? Let us know in the comments. 📸 Jamie McDonald
The Sun
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Saipan film trailer splits opinion as Irish football fans voice concern about Roy Keane portrayal
A 76-second teaser trailer for the upcoming Saipan film has been released - and met with a mixed reaction from Irish football fans. Éanna Hardwicke has been cast as Roy Keane while Steve Coogan will play Mick McCarthy. 5 5 5 5 The trailer showcases the remote island in the Pacific Ocean that went down in Irish football infamy as a blazing row between the two resulted in Ireland's captain playing no part in the 2002 World Cup. We hear both actors in character and naturally enough, their voices are raised in virtually every snippet. There's also atmospheric news bulletins read out in order to hammer home how this was a story that dominated front pages as well as back across the entire Irish media landscape. 76 seconds is never going to be enough to make a worthwhille judgement from any film but the prevailing point of debate touched upon Hardwicke's appearance. Several fans voiced their concern that no matter how adept of an actor he is, he simply doesn't bear enough of a resemblance to Keane to fully inhabit the role. Paul commented: "As expected, Coogan nails McCarthy but they could have at least attempted to cast an actor with some kind of resemblance to Keane." Similarly, Michael added: "That bloke looks nothing like Roy Keane, he looks more like Vinny Jones. I mean Roy Keane is alive should have just got the man himself." Additionally, Steven expressed his anger by quoting Keane's most famous catchphrase. He quipped: "It doesn't look like they can do their job i.e. Be believable as Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy!!" However, not everyone was immediately casting a pessimistic eye based off what they saw from the cast and the wider film-making style on show. Bradley Barcola shows off his football skills at PSG training IFB Media posted: "Excited to see this! The Saipan incident is/was one of the most divisive stories in modern memory and it's not even close. "What could've been with Roy will never be known but it's sad when you consider we haven't returned to the World Cup since the 2002 tournament. 2026?" Philip also sounded keen on it as he drew a parallel between the World Cup flashpoint and an equally significant historic event. He tweeted: "Can't wait for this - the trailer is giving Cuba Missile Crisis vibes." 5 The production behind the project - Wild Atlantic Pictures - was involved with the likes of the award-winning Kneecap movie as well Cocaine Bear. It has yet to be given a precise release date but will be in cinemas some time this summer.
Irish Independent
8 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.
BreakingNews.ie
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Watch: First trailer for Saipan film starring Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke
When a film about Saipan was announced, some football fans likely rolled their eyes, however the first trailer for the film looks promising with the infamous Roy Keane/Mick McCarthy feud to be revived once more. Whether you were a football fan or not, anyone who lived through the summer of 2002 had an opinion on the falling out. Advertisement Roy Keane was arguably the best midfielder on the planet at that point, however, a row about the training facilities on the Western Pacific island led to the Manchester United star leaving the camp ahead of the World Cup. It seemed the nation was divided, you were either team Keane or team McCarthy, and decades later it is sitll rehashed in pub corners on a near daily basis. There is no release date yet, but the first trailer for the Saipan film dropped on Monday. Unsurprisingly, Coogan seems like he'll make a great McCarthy. Advertisement However, Cork native Éanna Hardwicke looks like he's well able to take on the role of the most famous Corkman. With radio pundits heard dissecting the row, amid ominous shots of the island, we hear Hardwicke's Keane telling his manager: "You don't ever tell me we're done. I'm just getting started." 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 synopsis for Saipan reads "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. Advertisement "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." Watch the tralier below.
Sunday World
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Trailer for controversial Keane v McCarthy Saipan movie has just dropped
Actor Éanna Hardwicke plays Roy Keane while Coogan pays Mick McCarthy Irish movie fans are in for a treat soon as the highly-anticipated movie about the Saipan debacle finally lands in cinemas. The incident resulted in the Irish captain Roy Keane's infamous exit ahead of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. Scenes were filmed in locations across Belfast, Dublin and Louth last year, with Keane and Mick McCarthy being brought to life on screen by Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan. The movie is believed to cover all aspects of the incendiary confrontation between the pair and will show where all of the various parties sided. 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.
