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Domhnall Gleeson set to star in new Netflix movie

Domhnall Gleeson is set to star opposite Saturday Night Live star Will Forte in a new Netflix movie that tells the story of US satirical magazine National Lampoon.

According to Deadline.com, the Dublin actor will play magazine boss Henry Beard with Will starring as co-founder Doug Kenny.

Although the magazine ceased publication in 1998, it’s huge success in the 70s and 80s spawned the famous National Lampoon series of films featuring well known cult hits including Animal House and Class Reunion.

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The movie is set to be directed by David Wain and is adapted from Josh Karp’s book A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever.

Domhnall is currently busy working on Star Wars: Episode VIII which is due to film scenes in Ireland in May.

Despite his recent career success with movies like The Revenant and Brooklyn, the actor admitted he has no desire to move to America and plans to stay in Ireland.

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