Steve Coogan will play Mick McCarthy in the upcoming movie due to begin filming in the summer.
The film’s title comes from the infamous so-called “Saipan incident” involving Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup finals.Éanna Hardwicke will play Roy Keane and Steve Coogan is set to play Mick McCarthy in upcoming Irish feature film 'Saipan', which depicts the infamous World Cup fallout of 2002.
The fallout between the pair and the media frenzy that ensued will be the main focus of the film, which is being made in association with Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen.The movie is to begin production this summer on locations in Ireland and Saipan. The duo were behind the critically-lauded 2013 Irish comedy-drama Good Vibrations, which focused on Belfast punk-scene pioneer Terri Hooley and his record shop during the Troubles.
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