Minister Deenihan Visits Set of Major TV Series TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL Worth €12 million to the Irish Economy and Creating 200 Jobs
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan today met with the stars of the major TV series TITANTIC: BLOOD & STEEL funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) currently filming on location in Dublin. On set with the Minister were cast from the series including Kevin Zegers (Gossip Girl), Derek Jacobi (Gladiator), Chris Noth (Sex and the City) and Neve Campbell (Scream).
Commenting on the benefits of having a TV series of this scale filming on location in Dublin the Minister said: "I'm delighted to visit the set of TITANIC BLOOD & STEEL, which will invest over €12 million in the Irish economy on local goods and services, as well as creating over 200 jobs for Irish cast and crew. Images of Ireland will be broadcast to millions of viewers all over the world, presenting great promotional value to Ireland. Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board played a major role in bringing this production to Ireland, working closely with producers Epos Films, and we hope to be in a position to announce more new projects which will film on location in Ireland very shortly."
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board support for TITANIC BLOOD & STEEL includes production funding as well as on the ground logistical help filming in Dublin locations including Henrietta St, the Guinness Factory, Earlsfort Terrace, Palmerstown House, the Botanic Gardens and Clancy Barracks among others. The IFB enlisted the support of FILM DUBLIN Partnership stakeholders including Dublin City Council and an Gardai Síochána to ensure that the smooth running of this major production across the city.
Directed by Irish director Ciaran Donnelly (The Tudors, Inspector George Gently) with Robert Quinn directing the substantial second unit the series will portray the epic process of building the great ship from the ground up and the people who gave life to its creation. The series ends when the ship begins its journey, taking with it the souls of our story. The story crosses all human facets of the turbulent society in which the ship was built - Edwardian Belfast in 1907 - and depicts how the greatest leviathan of all time was handmade in a city on the edge of revolution. Irish cast include Liam Cunningham (The Wind that Shakes the Barley), Michael McElhatton (Perrier's Bounty) and Martin McCann (Killing Bono)
TITANIC BLOOD AND STEEL is due to air in 2012, the Centennial year of Titanic's maiden voyage to New York.
For more information on the TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL production contact:
Kate Bowe/Jennifer Magee on mailto:kate@katebowepr.ie%20or%20jennifer.magee@katebowepr.ie or +353 1 652 0143