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EXCLUSIVE: Ruari Spooner, who plays Percy Weasley successful HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter series, has joined nan formed Bender, nan coming-of-age drama shooting successful Ireland complete nan summer.
Spooner will subordinate a formed that includes Slow Horses character Ruth Bradley, Bill Burr, and Chris O’Dowd. They will besides beryllium joined by newcomer Kitty Graham.
Described as Superbad meets Derry Girls, Bender is based connected nan late-’70s, post-punk Dublin coming-of-age experiences of Adrian Cunningham, who penned nan book pinch Ciaran Bartlett. Set against nan frenzy surrounding an impending papal visit, nan communicative follows a suburban Dublin family navigating mounting financial pressures amid a bleak economical recession.
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.
Spooner stars arsenic nan leader of nan hopeless but resourceful pack of teenagers. Graham plays an alluring presence from nan United States.
Michael Medico (XO, Kitty) is directing pinch Stephen McCormack of Reflektor Media, Craig Verdon, and character Lesley-Ann Brandt (Presumed Innocent) producing done The Mal Picture Company and successful business pinch Cunningham done Martello Films. Bill Burr besides serves arsenic an executive producer.
Spooner is repped by Gordon and French. Graham is repped by Mark Jermin Management. Filming is underway successful Belfast.
