Once upon a time, James Marsh‘s upcoming film Shadow Dancer (which Marsh now says is “sort of between titles right now”) had Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall set to star. Now, it has Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough (you’ve seen her in stuff like Never Let Me Go and Happy-Go-Lucky) stepping in as the two leads in the Man on Wire director’s IRA thriller, which, despite its genre-friendly premise, is low budget [The Playlist, Vulture]. Does the man do it any different?
Thankfully, Marsh does a lot with a little (see Project Nim), as does Owen (see The Boys Are Back, Croupier). Gillian Anderson (The X-Files‘ Scully) and Aidan Gillen (The Wire‘s Mayor Carcetti) have also jumped on board the film.
The film will get rolling next month in Dublin.
Are you excited for Shadow Dancer (or whatever it’s called)? Is Owen right to replace Pearce?