He was here earlier this summer to support his missus, Tamsin Egerton, on the set of Cecelia Ahern's Love Rosie, but now it looks as though Josh Hartnett will be back on the Emerald Isle in October to do a wee bit of work himself.
IFTN exclusively revealed that the Pearl Harbour star (yes, we're still going to use that movie) will be teaming up with the very talented and rather gorgeous Eva Green to shoot Penny Dreadful, a new Showtime TV series that comes courtesy of Skyfall creators John Logan and Sam Mendes. The gang will be based in the famous Ardmore Studios between October 2013 and March 2014.
The eight-part TV show will delve into the origins of some of the most famous characters in the history of horror literature, with the likes of Dr Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and characters from Dracula set to appear. It's not quite clear who the pair will be playing themselves, but it certainly looks set to be a very exciting production: Mendes will executive produce, while Logan is credited with creating the show and penning the tales within.
"John Logan and Sam Mendes are two of the great storytellers of our time. The visual spectacle combined with the psychological insight in their reimagining of these iconic literary characters seems totally mesmerizing to me", said David Nevins, President of Showtime. "This promises to be a wholly original television show."
We can imagine there'll be quite a few eager fans taking the odd road trip *cough*.
