Adam Brody to film wartime drama “A Night at Claridge’s” in Limerick this autumn

American actor Adam Brody will lead the cast of the wartime drama “A Night at Claridge’s”, which is set to be filmed across Limerick this autumn.

The feature is directed by Oscar‑nominated filmmaker Whit Stillman and also stars Laura Carmichael, known for her role as Lady Edith Crawley in “Downton Abbey”.

Produced by Nathalie Lichtenthaeler of Wide Eye Films, the film adapts Patrick Hamilton’s screenplay “The Slaves of Solitude”. It is set in London in autumn 1943, during the build‑up to D‑Day, and follows Carmichael’s character Miss Roach as she becomes entangled with Brody’s American officer.

Lichtenthaeler said the positive experience of shooting “Once Upon a Time in a Cinema” in Limerick earlier this year encouraged the return, describing the new project as a testament to the region’s growing pool of skilled film professionals.

Paul C Ryan, regional film manager at Film in Limerick, called securing the production a “significant moment” and an endorsement of Limerick as a destination for international productions.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Selim Karadayı / Pexels.