Barry Keoghan's new film confirms UK release

Bird, the new film starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski, has confirmed its UK release.

The latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, American Honey) follows 12-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) who lives in a squat in North Kent with her single father Bug (Keoghan) and brother Hunter (Jason Buda). lives .

According to the logline, Bug doesn't have much time for his children and his neglect drives Bailey crazy while she looks for “attention and adventure” elsewhere. Rogowski, known for “A Hidden Life” and “Passages,” will play the title character.

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Ahead of its world premiere on Thursday (May 16) at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Mubi has announced it will distribute the film in the UK, but a cinema or streaming release date has yet to be announced.

While fans of Keoghan may have to wait a while for Bird's release, the star made a huge splash among audiences when Saltburn was released on streaming late last year. At the time, Keoghan expressed his discomfort with allowing viewers to pause during this scene.

“You can press pause… and watch it,” he joked, referring to the final scene in which the star dances naked. “That's one thing that kind of freaks me out is that people can do it [pause it].”

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“In the beginning it was about me not having any clothes on. I'm a little bit, ehhh,” he added of the now-iconic scene. “But after the first shot I was ready to go. I thought, 'Let's go again. Let's go again.'

“You kind of forget about it because it creates such a comfortable environment and gives you permission to say, 'Okay, now it's about the story.'”

Bird currently has no release date. Saltburn is available to stream on Prime Video.

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