‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ actress Kerry Condon on the emotional layers of the film and working again with Martin McDonagh – rival for LA3C

Kerry Condon was delighted to hear that writer-director Martin McDonagh wanted to return to his Irish roots The Banshees by Inisherin. The actress reunited with McDonagh for the film after working with him Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri as well as his plays Inishmore’s lieutenant and The Crippled of Inishmaan.

Condon spoke to Deadline’s Contenders’ LA3C panel, reteaming with the director on a film that encompasses a range of deep-seated emotions.

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McDonagh worked on it Banshees even talked to Condon about the concept for years before it appeared in 2017 Three billboards. When he decided to return to the script and make it his sequel to the Oscar-nominated film, Condon knew it was quite an ambitious endeavor.

“On Three billboards, he tried to argue about what he was going to do next,” she said. “You don’t think about it, when something goes really well, it’s like, ‘Oh, now I have to follow it.’ It’s quite a difficult position. He said ‘I think I’d like to revisit the Irish script’ and of course I was very happy because I knew there was a role for me in it and because the Irish play, I thought, were so brilliant and not many people saw them.”

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Her co-stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell worked together on McDonagh’s 2008 film In Brugesmakes Condon somewhat of a newcomer—although she has previously worked with the director on other projects.

“I worked with Martin before he became so famous,” she joked. “To be honest, the plays are harder work and you get paid a lot less, so I earned my place because I was there.”

Her character, Siobhán, the sister of Pádraic (Farrell), who serves as the steadfast voice of reason as these two men reconcile at the end of their friendship. Looking back on the film’s emotional levels, Condon said, “I suppose what it evoked in me in the first place was the loneliness. I think a lot of people are really lonely, and I think it can even be with a couple being lonely. … Loneliness is somehow part of being human. But God forbid you say you’re lonely. It’s cheesy. You know what I mean? It’s so normal to do these things.”

She continued, “It’s just so nice that it sticks with you, everything. And it’s done in such a humorous way, because I think if these posts weren’t funny, it would be like, “Oh man, another tough movie to add to my tough life.”

Check back Wednesday for the panel video.