Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd both star in the TV remake of Get ShortyThe actor Chris O’Dowd is to appear in a major role as an Irish gangster in a remake of the film Get Shorty that will be released as a ten-part US TV series on Sunday. Producers decided to rewrite John Travolta’s role in the original 1995 film so that O’Dowd would not have to put on an American accent for what could become a long-term project. While the character played by Travolta in the original was US-born, O’Dowd reworks the central role to play an Irish immigrant, Miles Daly, who finds work as an enforcer for an east European crime gang in Nevada. O’Dowd’s character displays a large Celtic cross tattoo on his arm but his dreams of becoming a renowned Irish-American gangster are floundering.

Source: The Times August 07, 2017 23:03 UTC