


^ "Cillian Murphy set to film new movie in Co Wexford this spring".Deadline Hollywood reported in March 2023 that principal photography was underway, with filming in County Wicklow expected to last for four weeks. The Irish Independent reported in late 2022 and early 2023 that shooting locations for a film of the book were being sought in New Ross, County Wexford. The film is an Irish production with additional funding coming from Screen Ireland and will be co-produced with Wilder Films in Belgium.


The project was revealed to be directed by Tim Mielants, from a script by Enda Walsh. Ciarán Hinds and Emily Watson were announced to be joining Murphy in the cast. Cillian Murphy will appear in the film and produce along with Alan Moloney via their production company Big Things Films. Damon reportedly producing alongside Drew Vinton and Jeff Robinov, and Affleck executive producing with Kevin Halloran and Michael Joe. It was reported in March 2023 that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon would produce via their production company Artists Equity. Leading up to Christmas in 1985, Bill Furlong (Murphy) makes a discovery that makes him confront secrets in his small Irish town. It has Tim Mielants directing from an Enda Walsh adapted screenplay.The film is an Irish production with additional funding coming from Screen Ireland and will be co-produced with Wilder Films in Belgium. The film is set to be produced by Alan Moloney and Cillian Murphy, who will also star in the film along with Ciaran Hinds and Emily Watson. While Dickens uses his story to challenge the unequal distribution of wealth in Victorian society, his message nevertheless reinforces patriarchal values by celebrating the male-centric and materialist aspects of Christmas, rather than its spiritual elements.Small Things Like These is an upcoming film adaptation of the book of the same name by Claire Keegan. Small Things Like These can be read as a feminist revision of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - to which the novel explicitly alludes. While the vise-like rhythm of daily life threatens to suffocate his spirit, it also hints at the deep loss he would suffer if stability is renounced. The heartwarming tableau of his wife and daughters making mince pies for Christmas nevertheless makes Bill wonder if the daily grind of providing for his family is all there is to life. Like the Catholic parish that presides as a monolith over the town of New Ross in 1985 Ireland, Bill's social background reflects both salvation and oppression.Īs a perpetual outsider, Bill senses danger in rituals that others take for granted, and aches for his youngest daughter when she becomes frightened by a "big, fat Santa," like the Pied Piper luring a horde of children toward a cave of shiny presents during the town's holiday parade.
