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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy victor Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd) has inked a woody to subordinate comedian Bill Burr successful Bender, nan coming-of-age drama shooting successful Ireland this summer.
Described arsenic Superbad meets Derry Girls, Bender is based connected nan late-’70s, post-punk Dublin coming-of-age experiences of Adrian Cunningham, who penned nan script. The communicative unfolds amid nan frenzy surrounding an impending papal visit.
O’Dowd plays a self-made family man trying to put connected a brave look while his business, his marriage, and his religion statesman to crumble amid a sadistic economical recession.
As antecedently announced, Burr plays a gruff American record-store proprietor who convinces a ragtag pack of teenage misfits that their best, and perchance only, chance to suffer their virginity earlier graduating precocious schoolhouse is astatine a monolithic open-air wide for nan visiting Pope.
We were first to study connected Burr’s involvement, on pinch that of Pluribus helmer Adam Bernstein, who is aboard to direct.
Stephen McCormack and Craig Verdon of Reflektor Media are producing successful business pinch character Lesley-Ann Brandt (Presumed Innocent, Lucifer) done The Mal Picture Company and Cunningham done Martello Films, pinch Burr serving arsenic an executive producer.
An Irish character known for roles successful projects for illustration The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids, Get Shorty, and Slumberland, O’Dowd has astir precocious been seen starring successful nan Apple bid The Big Door Prize, pinch further roles successful nan shows Small Town, Big Story and Black Mirror. Upcoming, he’ll beryllium seen successful 2 films from Amazon MGM Studios: nan drama The Sheep Detectives pinch Hugh Jackman, arsenic good arsenic Luca Guadagnino’s play Artificial focused connected OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
O’Dowd is repped by CAA and 3 Arts Entertainment.
