Michael Flatley’s Directing Debut ‘Blackbird’ Finally Hits Theaters Four Years After Its World Premiere

The film, which has taken on near-mythical status after virtually disappearing after its tumultuous world premiere, has finally been given a release date.

Black birdThe directorial debut of famous people lord of the dance leader and river dance Legend Michael Flatley hits Irish cinemas with Wildcard Distribution. The September 2 release date comes nearly four years after the film’s world premiere at London’s Raindance Film Festival on September 28, 2018, a premiere that wowed journalists and drew no criticism or public reaction.

At the time of the premiere, the film – a thriller directed, written, produced and financed by Flatley, who also plays the title role. Black birdA James Bond-style secret agent who suddenly quits his job and seeks solace as the owner of a glamorous Caribbean nightclub has won a big chunk of the British press. Much of the derision was directed at the somewhat deaf poster, which featured an array of glamorous, bikini-clad, uncredited women alongside their older (and deserving) male stars, including Eric Roberts and Patrick Bergin. in the interview the hollywood reporter Prior to the first showing, Flatley said it had nothing to do with the poster and also responded to questions that the film was a vanity project, claiming it had “multiple offers” from international distributors.

But after the premiere, everyone was silent, demanding to see Black bird It was delayed or ignored, and there were no release updates or additional information, not even from Flatley’s Instagram account, from which he previously discussed the details of his debut film’s development. As the spy at the center of the story, Black bird It soon became a mystery.

In the years that followed, a growing legion of devoted fans — and those who simply wondered what happened to the movie that disappeared so suddenly — took to social media with requests. Curiosity suddenly arises Black bird Filmed for the July 2021 opening night film at the first-ever Monaco Stream Film Festival, where Flatley won the Best Actor award, it seemed to state that “additional filming” has taken place since its 2018 release. However, despite the festival’s name , the opening night movie was strangely not available for streaming. I’m begging Black birdIts public release only got louder.

For those in Ireland at least, that request has finally been answered.

In a tweet on Thursday, Wildcard, one of Ireland’s most successful independent distributors, revealed that Black bird In local cinemas September 2. The company also released a trailer full of glamorous beaches, sports cars, attractive women, armed spies and blood-soaked white tuxedos, all part of the many reasons the film gained so much ratings. in the first place.

“The blackbird is dead,” Flatley says in the clip. It’s not anymore.

Michael Flatley’s first feature film, BLACKBIRD, opens in Irish cinemas on September 2.

With Michael Flatley, Eric Roberts and Patrick Bergin
🎬 writer-director Michael Flatley

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— Wildcard distribution (@WildCardDistrib) July 14, 2022