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\n\t\u201cBad Bridgets,\u201d the Irish period thriller from \u201cKneecap\u201d director Rich Peppiatt, has added a starry ensemble of names as it gears up to start filming in Northern Ireland in July.<\/p>\n

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\n\tJoining its two leads Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver are Colin Farrell (\u201cBanshees of Inisherin,\u201d \u201cIn Bruges\u201d), Steve Coogan (\u201cPhilomena,\u201d \u201cLegends\u201d), Charlie Heaton (\u201cStranger Things,\u201d \u201cIndustry\u201d), Domhnall Gleeson (\u201cEx Machina,\u201d \u201cEcho Valley\u201d), Himesh Patel (\u201cYesterday,\u201d \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d), Niamh Algar (\u201cThe Iris Affair,\u201d \u201cMary & George\u201d) and Simone Kirby (\u201cKneecap,\u201d \u201cHis Dark Materials\u201d). <\/p>\n

\n\tLast month, Variety<\/em> broke the news that Netflix was releasing the film, which is being produced by LuckyChap.<\/p>\n

\n\tInspired by the book \u201cBad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem, and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women\u201d by Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick, \u201cBad Bridget\u201d is set in the 19th century against the backdrop of a famine-ravaged Ireland, and focuses on two sisters who make a treacherous journey to America to escape an abusive father, poverty and hunger. Once in New York, they join the ranks of other Irish women, the so-called \u201cBridgets,\u201d creating mayhem in the city.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe book was optioned by Peppiatt and his \u201cKneecap\u201d producer Trevor Birney in 2025, with the two producing alongside LuckyChap for their Coup d\u2019Etat Films banner. C\u00e1it Collins exec produces.<\/p>\n

\n\tBehind the camera, the production has gathered an multi-award winning group of creatives, including BAFTA-winning cinematographer Ryan Kernaghan (\u201cKneecap,\u201d \u201cTrespasses), Oscar and BAFTA-winning production designer James Price (\u201cPoor Things\u201d) and Oscar and BAFTA-winning costume designer (\u201cFrankenstein\u201d). <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBad Bridgets\u201d was developed with support from Queen\u2019s University Belfast, is being produced with support from Northern Ireland Screen. <\/p>\n

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