Deadline is exclusively reporting that Liam Neeson and Ciarán Hinds have signed up to star in the upcoming Irish thriller In The Land of Saints and Sinners.

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Set in a remote Irish village, the film focuses on a newly retired assassin who finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists.

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Liam Neeson (whose recent credits include The Marksman and The Ice Road) will be playing the role of the newly retired assassin. The report doesn’t state what role Ciarán Hinds (whose recent Credits include Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Kin) will be in the film.

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The film is written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane, with revisions by Matthew Feitshans. Set to helm the film is Robert Lorenz, who collaborated with Liam Neeson on The Marksman. Philip Lee, Markus Barmettler, Bonnie Timmermann, Geraldine Hughes and Terry Loane will serve as producers on the project, whilst Ehud Bleiberg, Danny Dimbort, Nicholas Donnermeyer, Kieran Corrigan, Marc Jacobson and Robert Lorenz will serve as executive producers.

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The film is financed by Facing East in collaboration with RagBag Pictures. Principal photography on the project is scheduled to commence in Ireland in March 2022.