Michael Fassbender To Play "Cuchulain" In IRISH MYTHS

Michael Fassbender To Play "Cuchulain" In IRISH MYTHS

Ever heard of "Sláine" from 2000AD? Well the legendary Irish hero Cú Chulainn is who that character was based on. Now it seems CBM fave Fassbender will be playing him in a movie produced by his own Finn McCool Films..

By MarkCassidy - Feb 17, 2012 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Screen Daily

The character of Sláine from the 2000AD comic was based in part on Conan The Barbarian, but drew his most direct influences from the Celtic hero of legend Cú Chulainn. Now reports are coming in that a movie based on that character's exploits is on the way, and none other than Magneto himself will be bulking up (I would assume anyway) to play him..



According to Screen Daily..

Michael Fassbender is to take the lead in a new project written by Ronan Bennett, whose credits include Public Enemies and The Hamburg Cell.

Fassbender will star as Cuchulain, the central hero of the Ulster Myth Cycle in the film (one of the four branches of Irish mythology), which has a working title Irish Myths.


I'm glad "Irish Myths" is only the working title, it sounds like a brand of cream liqueur. Apparently funding is in place, but no director has come on board yet. Here is some background on the character..

Cú Chulainn or Cúchulainn, Irish for "Culann's Hound", is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. The son of the god Lug and Deichtine (sister of Conchobar mac Nessa), his childhood name was Sétanta. He gained his better-known name as a child after he killed Culann's fierce guard-dog in self-defence, and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared. At the age of seventeen he defended Ulster single-handedly against the armies of queen Medb of Connacht in the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge ("Cattle Raid of Cooley"). It was prophesied that his great deeds would give him everlasting fame, but that his life would be a short one. This is the reason why he is compared to the Greek hero Achilles. He is known for his terrifying battle frenzy or ríastrad, (translated by Thomas Kinsella as "warp spasm", and by Ciaran Carson as "torque") in which he becomes an unrecognisable monster who knows neither friend nor foe. He fights from his chariot, driven by his loyal charioteer Láeg, and drawn by his horses, Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend. In more modern times, Cú Chulainn is often referred to as the "Hound of Ulster".


Sláine fans will of course recognize the "Warp Spasm", and both characters also wield the fabled barbed spear the "Gae Bolga". Well this Irishman is delighted with this news, the story has the potential to make a great movie anyway.









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NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 2/17/2012, 9:45 AM


:)
sarahsatire
sarahsatire - 2/17/2012, 9:58 AM
I'd watch it.

Twice.
thewolfx
thewolfx - 2/17/2012, 10:00 AM
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 2/17/2012, 10:03 AM
Don't know to much about Irish mythology, but that character sounds great!
nuck82
nuck82 - 2/17/2012, 10:05 AM
silly irish, does it show him being the 1st irish getting shit faced of potatoe juice?
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 10:11 AM
It better be good! And there better be authentic sounding Irish accents in it.
Gerard Butler ('PS I Love You'), Julia Roberts ('Mary Reilly') and Pierce Brosnan ('Evelyn'), I'm looking at you all.
AmahlFarouk
AmahlFarouk - 2/17/2012, 10:19 AM
I don't know anything about Slaine, but Chulainn's awesome, pretty much Achilles without the childish sulking similar to Diomedes.
This has the potential for greatness, but I've become less optimistic for film adaptations of great mythologies over the years.
headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 10:25 AM
Cú Chulainn is Ireland's true classic hero! This is great news! I hope the film has great success.
TChallaTchaka
TChallaTchaka - 2/17/2012, 10:28 AM
Is toil leam cu chulainn... erie go bragh! lol
headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 10:30 AM
@TChallaTchaka- My Gallic is a little rusty. Translation?
SotNatt
SotNatt - 2/17/2012, 10:30 AM
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 2/17/2012, 10:40 AM
Anyone read the Thor GN where Thor and the Warriors Three get their asses handed to them by Cuchlainn?
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 10:47 AM
@tanis
Yeah but have you ever heard him in interviews? He doesn't even have an Irish accent, he sounds very English.
gunner
gunner - 2/17/2012, 10:48 AM
He's a great actor , And this sounds very intresting !
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 10:49 AM
@TChallaTchaka
That is most definitely not Irish! XD
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 10:52 AM
An bhfuil aon duine anseo as Éirinn a bhfuil ábalta Gaeilge a labhairt? :D
nuck82
nuck82 - 2/17/2012, 10:55 AM
lol awwww some people didnt like my joke, go suck on a potatoe
AgentDelta
AgentDelta - 2/17/2012, 11:03 AM
An Irish actor, playing an Irish character based on an Irish legend! Hell yes, I'm proud to be an Irishman haha! It would be amazing if they could get Liam Neeson in this too!
Hellsing
Hellsing - 2/17/2012, 11:05 AM
I have no idea what this is, sounds interesting but I'll definitely check out since The Fass is in this.
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 11:06 AM
FFS people stop being so damned racist!!! You're never racist to any other cultures on this site, so why the Irish?! Stop now!
thetrojan
thetrojan - 2/17/2012, 11:07 AM
go get the slaine books folks
really well done.

warp spasm!
Kayo
Kayo - 2/17/2012, 11:23 AM
never heard of it, sounds good to me though.
sarahsatire
sarahsatire - 2/17/2012, 11:28 AM
Irish racism is funny! How could anyone be offended by alcohol and leprechauns? Quit being so sensitive. ;)

Btw, my great grandparents were fluent in Gaelic (I miss those heavy accents). Straight from Ireland to America they were. Go Ireland!

headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 11:31 AM
@Boyle360- Okay , you speak Gallic. It's def cool...but WTF does it mean? C'mon man! Enlighten us!(BTW, how do I say," Show me your boobs" in Gallic...pleeeease!)
SotNatt
SotNatt - 2/17/2012, 11:43 AM


Anyone who's seen Michael Fassbender's performance in Hunger will know that he has 100% legit Irish cred (not that it really matters). He's just a great actor. I can't wait to see him take on this role.
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 11:47 AM
@headlopper
:D Okay
1. it's spelled 'Gaelic',
2. In Ireland nobody calls it Gaelic, we call it Irish. The Irish language word for it is "Gaeilge", pronounced "gail-gah".
3. "An bhfuil aon duine anseo as Éirinn a bhfuil ábalta Gaeilge a labhairt?" means "Is there anybody here from Ireland and can speak Irish?"
4. "Show me your boobs" in Irish is "Taispeáin dom do cíocha".
Pronunciation: "Thass-pawn dum dhuh kee-uh-kha". A letter D at the start of a word is soft, like 'th' in the word 'the' in english. And ch is like in German if you happen to speak that too.
headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 12:02 PM
@Boyle360 - It's all good. I had a co-worker from England who told me what I know about the subject, so if I was misinformed , don't blame me. :)

It's very interesting BTW. If I were you, I'd take great pride in maintaining my ancestral language, especially considering the challenges over the centuries to preserve it!
Thanx man!

headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 12:04 PM
BTW, @sarahsatire-

"Taispeáin dom do cíocha".

Sorry.

@Boyle360- You see buddy, I'm using it already. You're a good teacher!
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 12:06 PM
@ Very cool! Did he speak Irish?

I think our native language is beautiful, even though nobody really speaks it. It's only really spoken in a small part of the country, the Gaeltacht, which is maybe an hour from where I live. I'm currently in my second last year in secondary school, and I'm struggling to keep an interest or even be bothered about the subject of Irish which we have to study for our Leaving Certificate examination. The stuff we have to do and the way we're taught it is just horrible, really just atrocious, and our teachers agree.
headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 12:12 PM
@Boyle360 - It was a 'she' , and not really . She knew some conversational phrases , but that's about it.

Is it horrible because the teacher sucks , or the difficulty of learning the language?
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 12:12 PM
@headlopper
You just copied and pasted, didn't you? :P XD

@teabag
Haha! :P
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 12:17 PM
@headlopper
The teachers are fine, it's not really their fault. It's the retarded and awful short stories and poems we have to study and learn. They are so unbelievable pointless, useless, and a waste of our time. They're sometimes laughably bad.
It's just the syllabus is terrible and it's a national thing. If it's going to be changed, it's too late for my year to be affected by it, so we have to put up with this for the next year and a half until I graduate. Who knows when it'll be changed?
headlopper
headlopper - 2/17/2012, 12:19 PM
Yes.
When it comes to boobs, the direct approach is always best...

am I right @teabag...lol!
AgentDelta
AgentDelta - 2/17/2012, 12:19 PM
I learned Irish from I was 12 until I was 16, kept it on till GCSE. I'm currently 21 and still can remember a bit, but would love to be fluent in it some day! :D
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 2/17/2012, 12:21 PM
@AgentDelta
Did you study Irish in England?
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