Brian Gleeson

#IrishTalent: Brian Gleeson to join Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky

Deadline is reporting that Irish actor Brian Gleeson is set to join director Steven Soderbergh on his new film Logan Lucky.

The film follows two brothers who attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.

Gleeson will join a star-studded cast, that already includes Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Adam Driver, Katherine Heigl, Riley Keough, Katherine Waterston, and Jack Quaid. He is set to play Quaid and Tatum’s other brother Sam Bang.

Gleeson just finished on Darren Aronofsky’s untitled new film, where he appeared alongside his brother Domhnall, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris. He can next be seen in Simon Dixon’s Tiger Raid, as one of the three leads, alongside Damien Molony and Sofia Boutella.