Oscar nominee ‘keen’ to play Shane MacGowan in movie about Pogues frontman

Barry Keoghan is reportedly very “keen” to play Shane MacGowan in a movie about The Pogues frontman.

Earlier this week, Shane’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, revealed that Barry Keoghan has been approached to star in a new film as her late husband, Shane MacGowan.

According to the writer and artist who was this week’s guest on Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young’s Under the Grill podcast, the Dubliner was “keen” to participate.

“We talked about a movie long before he died and that’s still in the works,” she told the podcast.

“We did talk to Barry Keoghan about playing Shane, and he’s keen,” she added.

“Barry would be good,” Kevin agreed, however, Victoria acknowledged that after Shane’s death last year, it was a “little bit soon to be thinking about that stuff.”

“I know there’s a couple of people who want to do tribute things. I’ve been working with a lot of different musicians on a tribute album that I find really, really healing,” she added.

Victoria joined Kevin and Caoimhe Young in the kitchen as the anniversary of The Pogues frontman’s passing approached.