Linda Cardellini on set of ‘The Irishman’ playing Joan Madigan

“Joan was someone who loved someone very much”

MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actress Linda Cardellini (‘Scooby Doo,’ ‘Grandma’s Boy,’ ‘Brokeback Mountain’ TV’s ‘ER’) in the role of Joan Madigan in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.

In a visit with Linda Cardellini on set of ‘The Irishman,’ she discussses playing Joan Madigan, the wife of lead character Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and mother to his children.

Ms. Cardellini (looking like the perfect housewife in costume), says, “For me playing the character, Joan was someone who loved someone very much and saw a lot of potential in him and that potential could go to greatness and that greatness could lead to something positive or something negative and I think he chose the negative road and I think thats the story of her disappointment.”

She also explains her enjoyment of working with Stevenson saying, “Ray’s great, we have a lot of fun. We try to add a little something extra or something silly and make sure the early years for them look especially fun.

Linda also mentions director/writer Jonathan Hensleigh’s familiarity with the script in his head which helps the actors work quickly and points out that, “Everybody’s here cause they love the script and everybody’s working really fast and hard and doing some amazing things.”

Finally, she mentions the realism of the period set saying, “when you look at the cars and art direction, props and costumes and hair you realize this is a community effort to make it look like we are back in the 60s and 70s.”

The Irishman Synopsis

The Irishman chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob. Greene was as an upstart longshoreman union rep and later became a cocky, legendarily difficult-to-kill troublemaker in the world of organized crime in the 1970’s.

Based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene, Christoper Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns and Val Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.

The incredible ensemble cast includes Vinnie Jones, Marcus Thomas, Linda Cardellini, Laura Ramsey, Paul Sorvino, Mike Starr, Tony LoBianco, Vinnie Vella, Steve Schirippa, Jason Butler Harner, Robert Davi and Fionnula Flanagan.

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