Dance superstar Michael Flatley makes an unlikely directorial debut
with spy thriller Blackbird. The film sees Flatley play Victor Blackley, an MI6 agent who leaves the agency following
his fiancée's murder, only to be pulled back in to the spy world when a
former agent reenters his life.
Eric Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Nicole Evans and
Ian Beattie also star.
Blackbird is in Irish cinemas from September 2nd. A UK
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
An MI6 operative named Victor Blackley turns his back on the agency after his fiancée is killed on a mission gone wrong. Sometime later, he finds himself as the owner of ‘The Blue Moon’, a prestigious hotel in Barbados that acts as a safe haven for international criminals to complete under the table dealings. Though, after years of turning his head to his guest’s business, he is pulled back in to the world he left when a former agent connected to his past turns up as part of a small party, who have come to conduct business on his grounds. What begins as a chance encounter that reignites an old flame quickly becomes a life or death struggle to save not only those closest to him, but also the potential lives of millions throughout the world.
