'We ate way too many pastries from Fields Bakery': Behind the scenes on the Jimmy Stewart film, made in West Cork

The makers of a new film about James Stewart tell Esther McCarthy about filming in West Cork and paying tribute to an icon who always choose kindness and love

KJ Apa as movie icon James Stewart in Jimmy. Picture: Miki Barlok

When the makers of a new film about movie icon James Stewart began location hunting for their movie, they reached out to friends and industry colleagues in Ireland. It came to pass that one of this year’s most-anticipated films was shot in West Cork.

Attractive locations, studio availability and talented cast and crew were among the many reasons that the film’s producers opted to film almost the entire movie in the region.