Cillian Murphy Set to Star in and Produce an Movie Adaptation of SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE — GeekTyrant

Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Peaky Blinders, Oppenheimer) has discovered his subsequent movie venture as he’s set to star in and produce an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s acclaimed novel Small Issues Like These. The venture is already capturing in Eire with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Fairness producing.

The story takes place over Christmas in 1985, “when devoted father Invoice Furlong (Murphy) discovers the startling secrets and techniques being stored by the convent in his city, and a few stunning truths about his personal life as properly.” That is the outline from the e-book:

It’s 1985 in a small Irish city. In the course of the weeks main as much as Christmas, Invoice Furlong, a coal service provider and household man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, whereas delivering an order to the native convent, Invoice makes a discovery which forces him to confront each his previous and the complicit silences of a city managed by the church.

Ciarán Hinds and Emily Watson are additionally starring within the movie with Tim Mielants directing. Mielants and Murphy beforehand labored collectively on Peaky Blinders. The script is being written by Enda Walsh, a longtime collaborator of Murphy’s, and the story has been likened to a Dickens story.

Murphy stated in a press release: “I’m honored and thrilled to have the chance to deliver Claire Keegan’s magnificent novel to the display screen. We now have gathered collectively an outstanding group of creatives to make this movie, and located distinctive companions in AE, a studio led by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck — actors and filmmakers I’ve admired for a few years.”

Murphy is a proficient actor, and I’ve loved the initiatives he’s been part of and the characters that he’s performed. It’s nice to see him make one thing that he’s actually captivated with.

Supply: Deadline