Cillian Murphy’s first role since winning Best Actor at the Oscars earlier this year—might never have happened without Oppenheimer. Murphy recently told Vanity Fair that he had his eye on the project,

The actor tells Vanity Fair he was “pretty broken” and “worn out” after wrapping his Oscar-winning ‘Oppenheimer’ turn. But his next project demanded a similarly intense performance.

The film is set in 1985, and co-stars Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, and Eileen Walsh. Playwright Enda Walsh (“Disco Pigs,” “Hunger”) adapated the script, with “Peaky Blinders” director Tim Mielants directing. The feature premiered at Berlinale 2024; it was later acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.

Lionsgate has shared a poster and trailer for director Tim Mielants’ upcoming drama Small Things Like These. Based on Claire Keegan’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film stars Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy as a devoted father who uncovers disturbing secrets hidden by a convent in his small Irish town,

Lionsgate has dropped the official trailer and set UK, Ireland and U.S. release dates for Small Things Like These, starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy

Watch the Small Things Like These trailer. Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.