'It Was Bananas': Colin Farrell Shoots New Movie in Macau Casinos

#SHOWBIZ: 'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos

TORONTO: Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with "Ballad of a Small Player," a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos

Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with "Ballad of a Small Player," a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital.

Colin Farrell & Fala Chen Attend TIFF Screening of ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Colin Farrell and Fala Chen are walking the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival for a screening of their new movie! Keep reading to find out more… The 49-year-old actor and 43-year-old actress were joined by Ballad of a Small Player‘s director, Edward Berger at the film’s screening at TIFF on Tuesday (September 9). The movie is a gambling drama based on a 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborne and also stars Tilda Swinton. The synopsis for the movi…

TIFF schedule today: Jodie Foster’s A Private Life, Colin Farrell’s Ballad of a Small Player debut in Canada and more events on Day 6

Lily James, Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Park Jeong-min and Zoey Deutch are some of the star-studded appearances expected on Day 6 of the festival

TIFF 2025 Review: Ballad of a Small Player – “Colin Farrell is not appreciated enough for his willingness to push boundaries.”

A travelling gambler’s streak of bad luck gets even worse when he has to atone for his past indiscretions. Residing in a luxury hotel in Macao, Lord Freddy Doyle plays the role of an aristocrat and high roller, but the debts keep piling up from gambling losses and unpaid bills. A last-ditch effort to secure […]