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Fergal Reilly’s ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ currently nesting at top of US Box Office
23 May 2016 : Seán Brosnan
Fergal Reilly co-directed ‘The Angry Birds Movie’
‘The Angry Birds Movie’, co-helmed by Irish director Fergal Reilly, has earned over $39m in it’s opening weekend in the US and has beaten out competition from the likes of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Neighbours 2’ and ‘Nice Guys’ in getting to the top of the box office in the states.

‘Angry Birds’, which had an estimated production budget of $73m, has already passed the $150m mark worldwide.

Check out our interview with Fergal Reilly here.

Reilly, an IADT graduate from County Louth, co-directed ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ with Clay Kaytis. Reviews of the film have also been positive; Tara Brady from The Irish Times and Harry Guerin from RTÉ are among the film’s champions and international acclaim comes from the likes of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is a 3D animated adaptation of the popular mobile app of the same name, features the voice talents of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Oscar winning actor Sean Penn.

‘Angry Birds’ is set on an island with a population of flightless birds and the story centers on Red, who has a serious temper, and the mysterious arrival of green pigs.

‘The Angry Birds Movie’ is in Irish cinemas now.





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