Major Irish-Australian feature film shot in Dundalk due in cinemas
The production worked closely with local organisations and businesses in Dundalk
The official trailer and poster are released today for Chasing Millions, the new comedy drama starring Christopher Eccleston, Madeleine Madden with Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Ger Ryan, ahead of its nationwide cinema release on 9 October 2026.
Filmed extensively in Dundalk and the surrounding area, Chasing Millions is directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker Stephen Burke (MAZE) and co-written by Burke and Katherine Thomson. The film is an official Irish-Australian co-production produced by Jane Doolan of Mammoth Films and Michael Wrenn of Invisible Republic.
The production worked closely with local organisations and businesses throughout filming in Dundalk, with the town and wider Louth area providing a key backdrop for the film. Further special events and local activity are being planned around the film's cinema release in October.
Chasing Millions is inspired by the record-breaking Northern Bank robbery when £26 Million was stolen but that was only the beginning…
Thrown together against their will, a determined young Australian detective and a world-weary Belfast cop try to track down the robbers only for their investigation to spiral into a series of wild and unexpected twists.
Christopher Eccleston, whose extensive screen credits include True Detective, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, Doctor Who, and The Leftovers, stars opposite Australian actor Madeleine Madden, known internationally for The Wheel of Time, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
The newly released trailer gives audiences their first look at the film’s mix of humour, drama and thrills driven by the unlikely pairing and on-screen chemistry between Eccleston and Madden.
The cast also includes acclaimed Irish actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate, Maze), reuniting with writer-director Stephen Burke following their collaboration on Maze, alongside Ger Ryan (The Commitments, Family, Queer as Folk).
The film also has a strong Irish-Australian connection behind the camera, with an original score composed by Jim Moginie, founding member of iconic Australian rock band Midnight Oil, who has made Ireland his second home.
Chasing Millions was supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, RTÉ and Tax incentives supported by the Government of Ireland and Screen Australia and Queensland Film Fund.
Watch the trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCav-jY0Jc