First look at Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwick in World Cup drama Saipan
A FIRST look image has been released showing Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwick in a new film depicting events relating to notorious incident at the 2002 World Cup. Titled Saipan, the film tells the story of a public spat in May 2002 between the then Republic of Ireland national football team captain Roy Keane and its manager Mick McCarthy when the team was preparing for the competition in Saipan. The row resulted in Keane being sent home from the squad - a move which divided public opinion. Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwick in Saipan Coogan stars as McCarthy and Cork-born Hardwicke plays Keane in the film, which is directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn. An image from the set of the film, which is being filmed at locations across Ireland and Japan, was released this week. “A million words have been written about what happened on that fateful week in 2002 on the tiny island of Saipan,” film producers Macdara Kelleher and John Keville, for Wild Atlantic Pictures, said. “Next year audiences will finally get…
31 Oct 00:00 · The Irish Post