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Behind the Scenes of “Wild Mountain Thyme” Starring Emily Blunt & Jamie Dornan
When WILD MOUNTAIN THYME was released on PVOD and in theaters last December, everyone involved with the project was, naturally, overjoyed. Here was the opportunity — — after months in lockdown, for audiences to delight in Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, and Christopher Walken’s offbeat characters, and for everyone to flee the harsh reality of 2020 for the warm embrace of a modern fairy tale — if only for a few hours.
Apart from the incredible cast performances and the entirely unique tone of this film, I was most excited for audiences to experience a slice of what I was lucky enough to call my office for a few months in 2019: Ireland!
Unless you’ve seen it for yourself, it’s a place that’s charm, vibrancy, and verdancy can’t quite be put into words. This posed an exciting challenge for us as producers and filmmakers: how to convey the magic of sprawling green fields, rolling hills, and farms steeped in history, while also keeping the minute nuances of Rosemary (Emily Blunt) and Anthony’s (Jamie Dornan) emotional arcs center stage? Luckily, we had help here.
The people of County Mayo, the region of Western Ireland where we shot, are some of the kindest, funniest, and most welcoming you’ll meet. Their decidedly Irish sensibilities naturally crept into the…
