The Saltburn actor and Banshees of Inisherin Oscar nominee plays a character named Bug in the feature that has very little details shared.
My Oscar Book:
Passages star Rranz Rogowski, winner of Best Actor from the N.Y, Film Critics Circle, is cast as Bird.
The ensemble includes Nykiya Adams, Jason Buda, Jasmine Jobson, Joanne Matthews, James Nelson-Joyce, Rhys Yates, and Sarah Beth Harber.
While plot details remain under wraps, it is known that Keoghan exited Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 to shoot Bird instead.
Bird was picked up by Cornerstone Films.
Actor Rogowski said in December 2023 that filming Bird was “quite different” from his previous experiences on sets.
Rogowski added, “I love to work with people that have a vision, and for me, they can be assholes as long as they take care of our project and are looking for something that unites us as cinephiles. But the worst thing that can happen is to work with someone that is just very kind and not good at directing, and then you have a good time. But the movie’s going to be horrible.”
Rogowski’s “Bird” co-star Keoghan wants to similarly solely work with auteurs. Keoghan told Wonderland magazine that he hopes to collaborate with the Safdie Brothers, Lynne Ramsay, and Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”) in the future.
“I have a list of directors that tend to knock around on these interviews and by saying their names I try to use the law of attraction to make that happen. But I really have now ticked off a lot of directors on that, like Christopher Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Chloé Zhao. So, I’ve got to make a feckin’ new list, man. I really do,” Keoghan said.
