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Canadian director Kari Skogland's IRA drama Fifty Dead Men Walking, received some unexpected buzz this week after actress and co-star Rose McGowan spoke to reporters. She remarked that had she lived in Belfast during the Troubles, she would have joined the IRA and explained that she understood why people turned to violence during that time in Ireland.
The producers, Films International, Future Films and Brightlight Pictures, looking to distance themselves from the actress, made a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: [they] "regret any distress" that McGowan's comments may have caused "to people of Northern Ireland and particularly those who were victims of or caught up in the shocking events that existed during the conflict." They added, "Miss McGowan's views were private ones, and as such, they greatly saddened the film's producers." Skogland also voiced a response: "Our goal was to present an even, non-judgmental point of view so the audience could follow the path of an informer with empathy no matter what the politics."
The film does not yet have a North American release date.
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I'm not sure why the producers are so concerned about "distress" caused to the people of Northern Ireland. I don't imagine that the tough people there would be too distressed at anything she says, paying more attention perhaps to her see-through clothing (when worn), machine gun leg, etc.
The director's complaint is even more strange, given that, by his own (inadvertent?) admission, his goal in making the film was "empathy" with terrorists.
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