a success that they all went on to fantastic things. I think we have managed to do the same here.”
Hero of the story is Iain Breac Macleod, the young chieſtain of the clan who must fight off an onslaught of marauding English mercenaries. He is played by former Scotland rugby international and ex-model Chris Capaldi, best known as the beefcake hunk in the Scotch beef adverts.
“I wanted a tall, rugged, good-looking Scotish guy and Chris Capaldi fited the bill perfectly,” said Rory.
“Chris had just come back from a year studying acting in New York and had already done a couple of things so he was very keen to get involved. He auditioned for the part and was fantastic. It was as though things were just falling into place.
“We were also lucky in finding Jade Yourell to play the part of Titania. She is amazing in the role.”
Yourell, one of the few members of the cast not from Scotland as she was born in Galway, is perhaps best known for appearing in the comedy ‘Happy Ever Aſters’ and ‘Jimi: All Is by My Side’, a
“I wanted a tall, rugged, good- looking Scottish guy and Chris Capaldi fitted the bill perfectly,”
:Rory Mhor Nicoll,
bio-pic about Jimi Hendrix.
Other members of the cast include Dave Finnegan, best known as Mickah Wallace from the ‘The Commitments’; comedian Scot Ironside; Craig McGinlay from Guy Ritchie’s ‘Haig Club’; and Seoras Wallace.
Wallace was Mel Gibson’s sword fighting coach on Braveheart and has consulted on award-wining productions such ‘We Were Soldiers’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘Highlander’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan’.
He choreographed all the batle scenes in Fairy Flag.“There is plenty of action scenes,” said Rory. “We have not stinted on anything.
“We got the detail as close as we possibly could to the time the story is set with lots of authentic
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