Ethan Shanfeld Byron Bowers and Tom Sturridge have joined the cast of HBO and A24’s “Irma Vep.”The limited series follows Mira (Alicia Vikander), an American movie star who’s disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup.
She relocates to France to star as the character Irma Vep in a remake of the real-life French silent film classic “Les Vampires.” As the actor begins struggling as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays blur and merge, the series reveals the uncertain ground that lies at the border of fiction and reality, artifice and authenticity, art and life.“Irma Vep” is loosely based on the 1996 film of the same name, which starred Maggie Cheung as the protagonist of the film-within-a-film and Jean-Pierre.
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