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Chris O'Dowd is starring in a US TV remake of Get Shorty and it starts next week
CHRIS O’DOWD IS everywhere these days.
It was only last week that his romcom The Incredible Jessica James landed on Netflix to rave reviews, and next Sunday sees the launch of a new 10-part “dark comedy” series on US cable channel Epix – a remake of the classic 1995 John Travolta thriller Get Shorty, which itself was based on a 1990 novel of the same name.
O’Dowd stars alongside Ray Romano
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Here’s the trailer, and yes, O’Dowd is rocking an Irish accent in the role
O’Dowd plays Miles Daly, who works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film.
Romano is Rick Moreweather, a “washed up producer of low quality films who becomes Miles’ partner and guide through the maze of Hollywood.”
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O’Dowd was asked about the differences between the Travolta movie, the original book, and this new TV version at an event last week:
The movie is Saturday night when everyone looks their best, apparently. The TV show?
So, a grittier vibe than Travolta and the lads can be expected
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O’Dowd told IndieWire in an interview last week that Get Shorty is satirising Hollywood:
Moving to Hollywood himself gave O’Dowd a personal insight into his character in Get Shorty:
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The first three episodes are available online to American audiences for free now, but it doesn’t actually air on Epix’s TV channel until next Sunday. No word yet on whether it’s coming to Irish shores, but with a high profile cast and a following building already, you can’t rule out an Irish or UK station picking it up.
Onwards and upwards.
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