{"id":729756,"date":"2026-08-06T21:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/729756\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:46:16","slug":"famous-pop-star-to-appear-in-80s-set-welsh-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/729756\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous pop star to appear in ’80s-set Welsh drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Self Esteem at Cardiff Castle \/ photo credit: DEPOT LIVE<\/p>\n

Nation.Cymru staff<\/p>\n

A famous pop star is set to star in the latest movie project from Welsh director Celyn Jones.<\/p>\n

A star-studded cast has been confirmed for Mountain, an \u201980s-set Welsh drama that has begun filming in North Wales. <\/p>\n

The director, who previously helmed The Almond and the Seahorse and Set Fire to the Stars, is behind the upcoming movie.<\/p>\n

Following on from those projects \u2014 which starred Rebel Wilson and Elijah Wood \u2014 Jones\u2019s newest film stars Game of Thrones and Misfits actor Iwan Rheon, actor Rebecca Lucy Taylor (also known as pop star Self Esteem), and I Swear, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and War Horse actor Peter Mullan.<\/p>\n

Newcomer Seth Isaac Thomas plays Mountain\u2019s central character: a \u201cneglected\u201d young boy known only as GG who\u2019s looking for somewhere to belong (via Variety). Mullan plays the other main character, Bill, a man who lives in isolation on the titular mountain.<\/p>\n

The official logline for Mountain reads: \u201cTheir lives collide by chance forming a brief but enduring connection. Proving that, even though the world can appear cruel, life is inherently good and will find a way to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about the film, Mullan said: \u201cWhen I read the script, I emailed Celyn and said \u2018You made me cry, I\u2019m in!’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be great for us to work together again and in such a beautiful part of the world too,\u201d he added, referring to the film The Vanishing, which Jones wrote the script for.<\/p>\n

\"\"Madfabulous (Mad as Birds) starring Callum Scott Howells<\/p>\n

Celyn Jones added: \u201cI\u2019m honoured to bring a world-class team, on both sides of the camera, to my home town of Holyhead on Anglesey.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite being a fiction, this feels a deeply personal film for me, with emotional themes and humour that many can relate to. I\u2019m really looking forward to bringing it to life and sharing the cinematic beauty of home with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 most recent film, Madfabulous, starred It\u2019s a Sin actor Callum Scott Howells. The film tells the story of the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, who spent his fortune on living an extravagant social life.<\/p>\n

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