Filming begins in Limerick on major wartime drama starring Adam Brody

THE CAMERAS are rolling and Limerick is playing a starring role in an exciting new production starring The OC and Nobody Wants This actor Adam Brody.

Oscar nominated filmmaker Whit Stillman's A Night at Claridge's is set to film across Limerick and Clare over the next six weeks, with production due to continue until mid-December.

Filming began this week on Cecil Street and Hartstonge Street in Limerick city, with a number of road closures scheduled throughout November as crews transform parts of the city for the period production.

Brody leads the cast alongside Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael.

Actors and crew will stay locally during the shoot, providing another boost for the region's growing film industry.

A Night at Claridge’s is produced by Nathalie Lichtenthaeler of Wide Eye Films, whose recent production Once Upon a Time in a Cinema was filmed in Limerick and released this year.

A Night at Claridge's follows Laura Carmichael's character, Miss Roach, a publisher's reader in 1943 England, who finds lodgings at a boarding house where she befriends a German woman and meets an American officer, leading to an intense psychological battle.

The production marks the latest major screen project to choose the Mid-West as a filming location.

Paul C Ryan, regional film manager at Film in Limerick, said it is great to see cameras rolling again in the city.

“We are delighted to welcome Whit Stillman, Nathalie Lichtenthaeler, and the entire cast and crew to the region for this exciting production. We wish everyone involved a successful shoot in Limerick and Clare.

“Limerick and the wider Mid-West have much to offer film productions, from our diverse range of locations to our highly skilled crew and experienced local screen industry.

"Having Wide Eye Films return to the region is a strong endorsement of the talent, expertise, and production support available here,” Mr Ryan said.