‘Say Nothing’ Writer Kirsten Sheridan Developing Film About Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman Kirsten Sheridan, the Oscar-nominated writer who recently wrote several episodes of hit FX series “Say Nothing” and was an exec producer on the Sky/Peacock drama “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,” is set to bring the story of one of Ireland’s national heroes to the big screen.
The Irish filmmaker — also the daughter of Jim Sheridan — has optioned “Grace O’Malley — The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen” by renowned biographer Anne Chambers.
The feature film, supported by Screen Ireland, will be produced by Wild Atlantic Pictures (“Evil Dead Rise,” “Cocaine Bear,” “Abigail”) in collaboration with the LA-based Reclaim Entertainment Ventures.
Production is targeted to start in 2026. Sheridan — who was Oscar-nominated for the semi-autobiographical “In America” alongside her father and sister Naomi Sheridan and whose credits as a director include “Disco Pigs” and “August Rush” — has been developing the feature project for years alongside Chambers.
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