OSCAR winner Russell Crowe has confirmed last month's exclusive story that he is to shoot scenes from new film The Pope’s Exorcist in County Limerick.
Limerick Live reported that a set has been prepared in front of Dromore Caste in the parish of Kildimo-Pallaskenry. The Gothic Revival style country house, built between 1866-1867, has previously been used as a location for Neil Jordan’s film High Spirits.The 58-year-old is starring in the film based on real-life figure Fr Gabriele Amorth, a priest who acted as chief exorcist of the Vatican and who performed more than 100,000 exorcisms in his lifetime.Discussing the movie, Russell Crowe, the final guest on Friday's Late Late Show, said: "Later this week actually we shift down to Limerick, Richard Harris’ home town." "Your old friend," interjected Ryan TubridyI’m looking forward to popping into Charlie St George's and having a quiet Guinness," said Russell.
"It's actually getting on the sauce in Limerick!" said Russell, who struck up a deep friendship with one of Limerick’s most famous sons Richard Harris on the set of Gladiator.Following Richard Harris’ death in 2002, the New-Zealand-born actor fulfilled a promise to his great friend to watch a rugby match in Ireland and he visited a number of watering holes in Limerick city, including Charlie St George's.Former Limerick Leader editor Eugene Phelan met Russell Crowe on that visit in 2002.
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