Michael Flatley, the Irish dance phenomenon best known for “Lord of the Dance,” will open the Monaco Streaming Film Festival with his directorial debut, “Blackbird.”
Flatley, who wrote and financed the project, also stars in it as retired MI6 operative-turned-Barbados hotelier Victor Blackley. After a familiar agent — and romantic interest — turns up at his establishment, Blackley finds himself subsumed back into his old life, with potentially devastating consequences for millions of people if his mission fails.
Eric Roberts (“The Expendables”) and Patrick Bergin (“Sleeping with the Enemy”) co-star.
“Michael Flatley’s debut feature film is such a pleasant surprise — he brings his renowned stage presence and energy, which we have all experienced over the past 25 years, to the big screen in a gripping romantic thriller,” said Tony Davis, the festival’s founder. “Blackbird is beautifully filmed in stunning exotic locations, and a brilliant supporting cast help Flatley deliver something his...
Flatley, who wrote and financed the project, also stars in it as retired MI6 operative-turned-Barbados hotelier Victor Blackley. After a familiar agent — and romantic interest — turns up at his establishment, Blackley finds himself subsumed back into his old life, with potentially devastating consequences for millions of people if his mission fails.
Eric Roberts (“The Expendables”) and Patrick Bergin (“Sleeping with the Enemy”) co-star.
“Michael Flatley’s debut feature film is such a pleasant surprise — he brings his renowned stage presence and energy, which we have all experienced over the past 25 years, to the big screen in a gripping romantic thriller,” said Tony Davis, the festival’s founder. “Blackbird is beautifully filmed in stunning exotic locations, and a brilliant supporting cast help Flatley deliver something his...
- 05/07/2021
- por K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
A IMDb.com, Inc. não se responsabiliza pelo conteúdo ou precisão dos artigos de notícias, Tweets ou postagens de blog acima. Esse conteúdo é publicado apenas para o entretenimento de nossos usuários. Os artigos de notícias, Tweets e postagens de blog não representam as opiniões da IMDb e não garantimos que as reportagens neles contidas sejam completamente verdadeiras. Visite a fonte responsável pelo item em questão para relatar quaisquer preocupações que você tiver em relação ao conteúdo ou à precisão das informações.