Colm Meaney In Talks To Play Martin Mcguinness In The Journey

Ben Child, Guardian Unlimited: Film
Fri, 08/28/2015 - 4:07am

Veteran Irish actor looks set to join the previously-announced Timothy Spall, who will star as former Northern Ireland first minister Ian Paisley in Nick Hamm’s filmIrish actor Colm Meaney may join the cast of high-profile Troubles drama The Journey, starring as Martin McGuinness opposite Timothy Spall as Ian Paisley in the story of the two Northern Ireland political titans’ unlikely friendship.The BBC reports that Meaney, 62, is in advanced talks to sign up for the Oscar-bait project.

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