Niall Tóibín, whose long career as an actor and comedian saw him in roles ranging from Tom Cruise’s father to a moonshine maker in the controversial film Poitin, has died. He succumbed at age 89 in Dublin earlier today after battling an undisclosed long illness.
Tóibín kept working until last year, appearing in the Irish short film Remains. His movie resume includes Tom Cruise’s father in Far & Away, Judge Ballaugh in Veronica Guerin; a poteen-maker in Poitín, and as islander Seán alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Nephew.
He also had television appearances on Rte’s The Clinic; and was also credited in Ballykissangel, Rat, The Ballroom of Romance, King of the Castle, Brideshead Revisited and Frankie Starlight amongst others.
Tóibín’s theater work included playing Behan in Borstal Boy on Broadway, and appearing in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the National Theatre in London.
Ireland President Michael D...
Tóibín kept working until last year, appearing in the Irish short film Remains. His movie resume includes Tom Cruise’s father in Far & Away, Judge Ballaugh in Veronica Guerin; a poteen-maker in Poitín, and as islander Seán alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Nephew.
He also had television appearances on Rte’s The Clinic; and was also credited in Ballykissangel, Rat, The Ballroom of Romance, King of the Castle, Brideshead Revisited and Frankie Starlight amongst others.
Tóibín’s theater work included playing Behan in Borstal Boy on Broadway, and appearing in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the National Theatre in London.
Ireland President Michael D...
- 11/14/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Dredd 2
Actor Karl Urban remains very keen to take on the role of Judge Dredd again, to the point that he tweeted this week asking for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to look into a "Dredd"-related project as "There's a gold mine of Awesome Mega city 1 stories." The tweet was prompted by a fan-made Netflix listing for a possible "Dredd" film sequel.
The Reason You're Alive
Miramax has won the rights to a film adaptation of "The Silver Linings Playbook" author Matthew Quick's new novel "The Reason You're Alive" which Allison Shearmur ("Cinderella," "Rogue One") will produce. Quick will adapt the screenplay from his novel.
The story follows a Vietnam war veteran who, following brain surgery, must atone for a decades-old injustice in order to reconnect with his peace-loving art dealer son. [Source: Variety]
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Actor Karl Urban remains very keen to take on the role of Judge Dredd again, to the point that he tweeted this week asking for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to look into a "Dredd"-related project as "There's a gold mine of Awesome Mega city 1 stories." The tweet was prompted by a fan-made Netflix listing for a possible "Dredd" film sequel.
The Reason You're Alive
Miramax has won the rights to a film adaptation of "The Silver Linings Playbook" author Matthew Quick's new novel "The Reason You're Alive" which Allison Shearmur ("Cinderella," "Rogue One") will produce. Quick will adapt the screenplay from his novel.
The story follows a Vietnam war veteran who, following brain surgery, must atone for a decades-old injustice in order to reconnect with his peace-loving art dealer son. [Source: Variety]
Slumber
Darby Stanchfield ("Scandal"), Emily Bett Rickards ("Arrow"), and Meaghan Rath ("Being Human") have been...
- 4/26/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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