Internet forcing filmmakers like Jim Sheridan to adapt

As Jim Sheridan heads for Schull, he tells Esther McCarthy how the internet has been such a disruptive force for filmmakers

FILMMAKING can be a precarious business — even if you’re Jim Sheridan. He’s one of our most lauded and loved writers and directors, and film lovers the world over are waiting to see his take on Sebastian Barry’s bestseller, The Secret Scripture.

Sheridan is also waiting to show it to us. The film’s US distributors encountered financial difficulty, leaving the film, starring Rooney Mara and Jack Reynor, in limbo for much of the past year.