Yes, The Banshees Of Inisherin was Martin McDonagh's way of getting the gang back together
Martin McDonagh wrote the film with In Bruges stars Brendan Gleeson and Collin Farrell in mind
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin Image: Jonathan Hession/Searchlight Pictures
Though Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin hinges on a falling out between Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell’s characters Colm and Pádraic, the film was created as a reunion for the two and McDonagh, 14 years after In Bruges.
In an interview with The A.V. Club’s own Jack Smart, when asked if he wrote Banshees with Gleeson and Farrell in mind, McDonagh says, “One hundred percent.” He explains, “It was written for them. We always wanted to get back together in the last 14 years and remain friends and we’d see each other every year. And it was a hope but, you know, it was never going to come to fruition until I stopped being lazy and sat down and got on with it.”
