‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ Actress Kerry Condon On The Film’s Emotional Layers & Reteaming With Martin McDonagh — Contenders LA3C
deadline.comKerry Condon was thrilled to hear that writer-director Martin McDonagh wanted to return to his Irish roots with The Banshees of Inisherin.
The actress reunited with McDonagh for the film after working with him on Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri as well as his plays The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders LA3C panel, Condon discussed reteaming with the director on a film that encapsulates a range of deep-rooted emotions. RELATED: Deadline’s LA3C: Full Coverage McDonagh had been working on Banshees for several years, even speaking with Condon about the concept before she appeared in 2017’s Three Billboards.
When he decided to circle back to the script and make it his follow-up to the Best Picture Oscar-nominated film, Condon knew it was a fairly ambitious undertaking. “After Three Billboards, he was trying to debate what he was going to do next,” she said. “That’s the thing you don’t think about, like when something does really well it’s kind of like, ‘Oh, now I have to follow this.’ That’s kind of a tricky position to be in.
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