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In September 2007 The Riddle became the world's first national newspaper premiere when the Mail on Sunday bought UK rights to distribute more than 2 million copies.

Promo poster for Bog Bodies, a satirical horror film written, produced and dircted by Brendan Foley.

Brendan Foley is a writer, producer and director. His work in the U.K. and America includes writing and producing JOHNNY WAS, a feature film action  thriller starring Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle, Lennox Lewis, Roger Daltrey and Patrick Bergin. The film received five Best Feature awards from film festivals in USA, Canada and Europe.

Brendan then wrote, produced and directed THE RIDDLE, a $5 million mystery thriller starring Derek Jacobi, Vinnie Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, filmed on location in London.

Most recently, he wrote, directed and produced BOG BODIES, a satirical horror film set in Ireland starring Vinnie alongside Jason Barry (Titanic) and Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent).

He has also written books for US and UK publishers including WWII best-seller UNDER THE WIRE. The book tells the wartime adventures of prisoner-of-war escape hero William Ash, the real-life ‘cooler king’ from Great Escape camp Stalag Luft III.

Previously, his journalistic work included international feature assignments in 55 countries worldwide, covering people, business and war ranging from Alaskan oil spills to bomb-disposal in Angola. His work also won journalism awards from UK Press Gazette , PR Week and Communicators in Business.

Brendan is represented by Melissa Read of read agency in Hollywood and by Robert Kirby of PFD in London.

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Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent) stars with Vinnie Jones (X-Men) and Jason Barry (Titanic) in Brendan Foley's 2007 darkly funny horror Bog Bodies.

 

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Under the Wire, the best selling book by Brendan Foley and William Ash tells the true story of one of the greatest WW II Prisoner of war escape artists. Published in both UK and America, the book appeared in Amazon UK's Number One spot in both History and Biography

Under The Wire

JOHNNY WAS, Brendan’s $5 million Indie thriller starring Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle, Roger Daltrey, Patrick Bergin, Lennox Lewis and Samantha Mumba, was released by FirstLook in USA in 2006 and Sony in the UKin 2007. It received six Best Feature awards and audience awards from film festivals world-wide.

 

 



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