US Film to Go Into Production in Ireland

admin | March 25, 2009

The US feature film Leap Year starring Amy Adams (Doubt, Enchanted) and Matthew Goode (Watchmen) will go into production in Ireland at the end of this month.

Scripted by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan (Made of Honour) and Simon Beaufoy, who won the Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire, Leap Year has an Irish budget of $16.5 million which will be spent directly on Irish crew and services. The film is directed by Anand Tucker (When Did You Last See Your Father?) and will prep and shoot in various locations throughout the country over a 4–5 month period creating 150 jobs for local crew and hiring approximately 1500 extras during this time.

The film will be produced by Spyglass Entertainment and co–produced by Morgan O’Sullivan and James Flynn of World 2000, based at Ardmore Studios.