Friday, February 10, 2012

Brendan Gleeson back for Guard follow-up (Sky movies)


The Guard (7)


Director John Michael McDonagh is following the success of his dark Irish comedy The Guard with a light-hearted look at a priest being tormented by the local community,

The Guard star Brendan Gleeson will play the persecuted holy man while Chris O'Dowd and Aiden Gillen are also on board as locals in Sligo who make lifea misery for him.

The movie - Calvary - is budgeted at £5m - reveals how the priest is informed in the confessional that a mystery assassin is going to kill him within a weekj.

Other stars included Kelly Reilly and David Wilmot.

The Guard - starring Gleeson as a corrupt Irish cop - grossed 15m worldwide, including Ireland where it was the biggest homegrown hit in recent memory.


Read further:  http://skymovies.sky.com/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-and-more-berlin-news

No comments: