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West The Road is an upcoming Irish film written and directed by Ita Fitzgerald in their feature length directorial debut. It is set to star Imelda Staunton, Hannah Waddingham, Siobhán McSweeney, and Eileen Walsh.
Synopsis
editReunited friends take a trip down the Irish coast, accompanied by a donkey called Thatcher, hoping to find their late friend’s estranged daughter in order that her grandmother can meet her.[1][2]
Cast
editProduction
editCowtown Pictures is among the producers on the film which is also being made with production support from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland.[3] The project is produced by Cowtown Pictures’ John Wallace and Alan Maher with Mathew James Wilkinson and Patrick Tolan of Stigma Films. In May 2023 Bankside Films joined the project.[4] Financing also came from newly the established Heatseeker Media for independent productions.[5]
Casting
editIn May 2023 Imelda Staunton, Hannah Waddingham, Siobhán McSweeney, and Eileen Walsh were revealed to be in the cast.[6]
Filming
editFilming was scheduled to take place in County Kerry and the West of Ireland in the later half of 2023,[7][8] and in Kerry in August 2023.[9]
References
edit- ^ Rowan, Iona (May 11, 2023). "Derry Girls and Ted Lasso stars team up for new comedy". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Dennehy, Fergus (12 May 2023). "Ted Lasso star and other famous faces set to shoot film in Kerry". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Stars are Kerry-bound for new comedy film". rte.ie. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (May 10, 2023). "Bankside Films boards Irish comedy 'West The Road' starring Imelda Staunton, Hannah Waddingham (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 January 2024). "U.K. Producers Launch Indie Financing Fund Heatseeker Media (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ "Imelda Staunton joins Irish production WEST THE ROAD". Movies.ie. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Miles, Lauren (May 12, 2023). "Imelda Staunton-led comedy West The Road to shoot in Ireland". FilmStories. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Moriaty, Aoife (May 10, 2023). "West the Road: Siobhán McSweeney and Imelda Staunton to star in new Irish film shooting in County Kerry". Buzz.ie. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Prasad, Sumith (August 9, 2023). "Imelda Staunton and Hannah Waddingham's 'West the Road' Starts Shooting in Ireland in August". Thecinemaholic.