{"id":531341,"date":"2026-04-15T01:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531341\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:46:16","slug":"first-look-at-barry-keoghan-in-long-awaited-new-drama-as-it-gets-exciting-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531341\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Barry Keoghan in “long-awaited” new drama as it gets exciting update"},"content":{"rendered":"

We finally have our first look at Barry Keoghan in the highly anticipated Butterfly Jam, the English-language debut of award-winning Russian director Kantemir Balagov. The “long-awaited feature” will have its world premiere during the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 13 (via The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>). <\/p>\n

Alongside Keoghan, Butterfly Jam stars Riley Keough, Harry Potter actor Harry Melling, Monica Bellucci, and newcomer Talha Akdogan. <\/p>\n

The first still from the film shows Keoghan alongside Keough, though details about their characters are being kept under wraps. <\/p>\n

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We do know that the film is set in New Jersey\u2019s Circassian community and centres on a teenager whose father and aunt run a struggling diner which specialises in Circassian cuisine.<\/p>\n

“When he\u2019s not helping out in the restaurant, the boy is training to become a professional wrestler,” reads the synopsis, per Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“After one of his father\u2019s misguided schemes goes wrong, he is forced to take on board his father\u2019s failings as he finds himself confronted with a violence that will force him to grow up faster than he would like.”<\/p>\n

Keoghan is currently filming Sam Mendes’ The Beatles \u2013 A Four-Film Cinematic Event, with each member of the iconic band getting a film told from their perspective. <\/p>\n

The actor will play Ringo Starr alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Keoghan appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and spoke about meeting Starr at his home<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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“I met him at his house, and he played the drums for me,” Keoghan said. “He asked me to play, but I wasn’t playing the drums for Ringo.”<\/p>\n

“When I was talking to him, I couldn’t look at him. I was nervous, like right now. But he’s like, ‘You can look at me’.”<\/p>\n

The Irish actor was last seen in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, as Duke Shelby, the eldest son of Cillian Murphy’s iconic gang leader Tommy. <\/p>\n

Butterfly Jam is yet to get a UK release date. <\/p>\n

The new edition of Living Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Sir David Attenborough, is here! Buy Sir David Attenborough in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Reporter, Digital Spy \u00a0<\/p>\n

Stephanie is a freelance news writer, who previously covered WWE and AEW for Digital Spy.<\/p>\n

After graduating with a degree in history from Queen Mary University, London, she studied journalism at Birkbeck University.<\/p>\n

Outside of her work at Digital Spy, she writes about pop culture, with a special focus towards Irish media and how it intersects with politics.<\/p>\n

You can read more of her work on her Substack<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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