How Hollywood Productions From ‘Abigail’ to ‘Wednesday’ Came to Shoot on the Emerald Isle
variety.comRafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor It is a great year for Ireland at Cannes, with five Irish films world premiering at the festival.
Among the crop are Yorgos Lanthimos’ highly-anticipated “Kinds of Kindness,” Ariane Labed’s feature debut “September Says” and Ali Abbasi’s Trump biopic “The Apprentice.” Not only does Ireland have a slew of high-profile talent like actors Cillian Murphy and Ruth Negga, cinematographer Robbie Ryan and director Lenny Abrahamson, but the country also boasts locations that have attracted recent productions such as “Cocaine Bear” and “Abigail.” “We are a small country to get around but very diverse,” head of U.S.
production and partnerships Steven Davenport told Variety. “We can double as the U.K. and U.S.,” Davenport added. “We have modern locations now since the headquarters of Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple are all based in Ireland.
You get this modern look with a futuristic feel to it and five minutes away you get beautiful cobblestone streets primed for period dramas.” Such diversity and convenience are major attractions for international productions looking to shoot in Ireland.
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