Brendan Gleeson to make West End debut in Conor McPherson’s The Weir

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Archstone Boards ‘Chili Finger’ With Greer, Astin, Cranston and Goodman EXCLUSIVE: Archstone has taken over international sales duties from Moonstone Entertainment to dark comedy Chili Finger ahead of the Cannes market. Set to shoot this summer in Central Illinois, the film is due to star Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman. Gersh will continue handling domestic. Chili Finger tells the story of a recently empty-nested mothe…

Brendan Gleeson to make West End debut in Conor McPherson’s The Weir

Revival of the ‘profoundly moving’ Irish pub drama will open at the Olympia theatre in Dublin before arriving in London this autumnBrendan Gleeson will make his West End debut this autumn in a revival of The Weir, directed for the first time by its playwright Conor McPherson.Gleeson, whose films include The Banshees of Inisherin and Paddington 2, described McPherson’s play as “profoundly moving, inspiring and ultimately hopeful”. He will play on…