Domhnall Gleeson fuels rumours of reunion with father Brendan Gleeson on screen

IRISH POST
By Nemesha Balasundaram on April 28, 2014



IRISH actor Domhnall Gleeson has fuelled rumours that he may star alongside his father Brendan on the big screen, once again.

“I’ve got to keep my mouth shut for the moment, but maybe some time in the next year we might get working on something, that’d be fun,” the About Time leading-man revealed.

The pair previously worked together on Calvary, in which they both performed in front of the camera, and earlier in Noreen (2010), where Domhnall wrote and directed his father in his short film about two Gardaí.

Speaking to The Irish Post on the red carpet at London’s O2 on the first day of Sundance London, where he was promoting his new film Frank alongside Michael Fassbender and director Lenny Abrahamson, the enthusiastic star spoke of potential opportunities for his family to reunite for audiences in the near future.

“We’ll figure it out, my brother Brian is a tremendous actor also, so we’re working on it, we’ll see what we can come up with,” he added.



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Brendan Gleeson hoping US TV role is on The Money

HERALD IE.

EIMEAR RABBITTE – 16 AUGUST 2013 02:30 PM

HE has played everything from Irish gangster Martin Cahill to a moody wizard in Harry Potter.

Now, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is hoping to weave his magic on the US silver screen. The Dubliner will play a power-hungry media mogul in his first attempt at an American TV series.

Gleeson (58) has been handpicked by top US production company HBO to lead the cast in their brand new pilot.

The In Bruges actor will play a greedy media chief in drama The Money, which comes from Deadwood creator David Milch.

Gleeson takes on the role of American patriarch James Castman who is trying to expand his media empire and control his family.

If commissioned for a full season, The Money will mark Gleeson's first US TV series.

The move comes after Gleeson impressed HBO with his portrayal of Winston Churchill in TV movie Into the Storm, for which he won an Emmy Award in 2009.

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HBO Gives Pilot Order to 'The Money' Starring Brendan Gleeson

THE WRAP
By Jethro Nededog

HBO has given a pilot order to "Deadwood" and "Luck" writer David Milch's "The Money" and it has found its leading man, TheWrap has learned.

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson will play James Castman in the one-hour drama pilot about wealth and corruption among the super elite. Castman, an American mogul and his family's patriarch, wields his power and influence to expand his media empire and control his family.

Gleeson's long list of film credits include "Troy," "Gangs of New York," and "Braveheart."

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Kelly Reilly: Gleeson is like another dad (BELFAST TELEGRAPH)

Kelly Reilly has revealed that Brendan Gleeson has become like a part of her family.

After playing the Irish star's screen daughter in the upcoming drama Calvary, the Flight actress joked that she now sees him as another father.

"He's like my new dad. I've got two dads now," she quipped.

"What a beautiful bear of a man. I adore him," she added.

Kelly, who has starred in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, said she is "really excited" about the release of John Michael McDonagh's movie, which also stars Chris O'Dowd and Aiden Gillen and was shot in Ireland.



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Brendan Gleeson always wanted to play a priest (INDEPENDENT)

By Laura Butler
Saturday October 20 2012

DIRECTOR John Michael McDonagh has told of how casting Brendan Gleeson in his latest movie, 'Calvary', was easy because the actor told him he'd always wanted to play a priest.

Last year, the filmmaker enjoyed huge box-office success with 'The Guard', starring Gleeson.

The pair have now teamed up for another film, set for release in 2013, and McDonagh admitted that the idea arose during a conversation after 'The Guard' had just wrapped.

"Brendan said jokingly, 'I've always wanted to play a good priest'. So I wrote it while editing 'The Guard' and Brendan luckily agreed to do it.

"He's a very committed actor and very detailed in his preparation.

"When other actors see that commitment, they come to the film in the same way."

Gleeson noted that while his character in 'Calvary' is very different to that in 'The Guard', there is a subtle underlying similarity.

"There are obviously elements that come from a certain McDonagh person and certain bits of me that go flying in a different direction."

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Brendan Gleeson will star alongside his son Domhnall when he teams up next month with director John Michael McDonagh to shoot new movie Calvary.

Shadow Dancer star Domhnall Gleeson (29) has landed a part opposite his dad's lead role in the €5m production which will be filmed over five weeks in Sligo and the east coast of Ireland.

Gleeson - probably best known for his role as Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter films - will portray Fr James Lavelle, who is tormented by various members of his Sligo parish.

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Brendan Gleeson: Touching link to his parent in show (INDEPENDENT)

By Barry Egan

Away to Kilkenny, where I stayed at the adorable Pembroke Hotel, for the arts festival, which was a blazing mix of art, culture, literature and generally jolly times.

The turnout for John Butler and Liza Klaussmann's readings on a theme, Versions of America, was typical of the 10-day bonanza -- informed, eager and easy-going.


John Butler, meanwhile, who read brilliantly from his debut, The Tenderloin, has also penned a series of sketches, Good Will Fun Thing, starring Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson and Amy Huberman, which will be on RTE in December.

Proceeds go to the hospice in Raheny where Brendan Gleeson's parents were nursed.

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