The Death of Robin Hood is in Irish cinemas now and gave Hugh Jackman the opportunity of spending a prolonged period of time in Ireland.
The Irish film production industry is booming and one of the latest movies to join the long list of ones made here is The Death of Robin Hood.
The film is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, and stars Australian actor Hugh Jackman in the titular role.
The duo joined John Fardy on ScreenTime to discuss shooting on our shores, with the Wolverine star sharing how he found many spots that he would love to move to.
He explained: "It was a dream. I'd always wanted to go to Ireland and spend an extended amount of time there, so as soon as I knew we were shooting in Ireland, which was Mike's choice, I was just thrilled.
"It was incredible. The crew were incredible. We were shooting on location, so we would just stay wherever close to the set and just sort of hang out.
"I just loved every second of it and I can't wait to go back. Everywhere I was, I was like, 'I want to live there. I want to live here.'"
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Director Mike added: "It's beautiful and compact. Everything we shot was about within an hour of Belfast. You get these bleak, Mourne Mountains, this gorgeous north coast, these old castles and churches and beautiful forests, and it was all accessible.
"I don't think we could have... We scouted other places. We scouted the highlands of Scotland. We scouted Lake District. But none of these spots had everything we needed within this little footprint.
"For an indie movie that shot in 30 days, we kind of needed that. And then on top of that, these crews, they kind of came up on Game of Thrones and this is their bread and butter, and they just know how to do this.
"They know how to, in February, lug stuff up a mountain while it's pouring rain and have a smile on their face the whole time. It was lovely.
I lived there for a year. We edited it just outside of Belfast as well, and it was one of the best years of my life. I loved it."
You can listen to the whole interview on ScreenTime with John Fardy now on the GoLoud app.
Main Image: Hugh Jackman in The Death of Robin Hood which was filmed in Ireland, Picture By: A24
