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Neil Jordan to Direct Adaptation of Own Novel ‘The Well of Saint Nobody,’ Jeremy Irons, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn to Star in Film for Bankside (EXCLUSIVE)


Jeremy Irons and Helena Bonham Carter will star in Irish drama 'The Well of Saint Nodody,' which Neil Jordan is directing based on his own novel.

“The Well of Saint Nobody,” adapted from “The Crying Game,” “Interview With the Vampire” and “Michael Collins” director’s acclaimed 2023 novel of the same name, will be introduced to buyers in Cannes by Bankside Films. Oscar winner Jeremy Irons(“The French Lieutenant’s Woman,” “Reversal of Fortune,”) Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter(“Ocean’s Eight,” “The King’s Speech”) and Aidan Quinn (“Michael Collins,” “Legends of the Fall”) are attached to star in the film, currently in pre-production, and expected to start shooting later in 2024. When an abandoned well is found on the property she shares legends of the well’s magical history with him, setting the stage for a story of murder, lost eroticism, and revenge.

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