The Hobbit

Stunt Guild Ireland’s Peter Dillon has been shooting in New Zealand on The Hobbit Trilogy and is due to complete soon. Peter returns as Stunt Double & Picture Double for the character Balin. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is scheduled to open worldwide 13th December 2013. The Hobbit: There and Back Again is scheduled to open worldwide 17th December …

Peter Dillion back working on The Hobbit

Stunt Guild Ireland’s Peter Dillon has been invited back to New Zealand to continue his work on The Hobbit Trilogy. Peter returns as both Lead Double & Picture Double for the character Balin.

Viking Season 2 Has Been Green Lighted

Pillaging is paying off for History’s ‘Vikings’. The cable network History Channel picked up the series for a 10-episode second season. ‘Vikings‘, History’s first scripted drama series, has drawn an audience, averaging 5 million viewers over its first five episodes. “Vikings is a win-win for us. As our first scripted series, Vikings has paid off in a big way with …

Eimear and Peter recent Q&A with NoiseDublin.ie

Eimear and Peter recently had a Q&A with NoiseDublin.ie. Please see the article links below: Highs and Lows with Stunt woman Eimear O’Grady: http://www.noisedublin.ie/news/know-your-limits-highs-and-lows-with-stunt-woman-eimear-ogrady?fb_action_ids=10152691831455317&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210152691831455317%22%3A103609813170247}&action_type_map={%2210152691831455317%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[] Mind over Matter, See what Stunt Performer Peter Dillon finds Challenging: http://www.noisedublin.ie/news/article/mind-over-matter-see-what-stunt-performer-peter-dillon-finds-challenging

Vikings TV Show Premiers Tonight

‘Vikings’ Pilot Premiers on the History Channel in the USA tonight at 10/9c. The 9 part series features Stunt Guild Ireland performers Alan Walsh, Brendan Condren, Eimear O’Grady, Gerry Behan, Norman Kelly, Paul Thompson, Peter Dillon, Phil Lonergan, Tony Condren, Aoife Byrne, Caroline Simonnet, Conor Hegarty, Darron Costello, Keith Ward, Marc Redmond, Michael Hanna and Stav Dvorkin. The HISTORY® original …

TV Series Vikings First Trailer

Check out the first promotional trailer for the TV Series Vikings set to start 3rd March 2013. http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/12/19/history-vikings-trailer-exclusive/

The Hobbit Irish Premier

Stunt Guild Ireland member Peter Dillon at the Irish Premiere of “The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey” in Dublin last night. Peter doubled lead Character Balin, coached Archery and was Fight Assistant. Well done Peter! Some pictures of Peter in action:

The Hobbit Cinematic Release Date

The long-awaited Peter Jackson adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel  The Hobbit will go on general release next week. Peter Dillon, who was one of the core stunt team responsible for the action scenes , Was invited by Warner Brothers to attend the Irish Premiere.

Vikings

After 19 weeks MGM’s television series  “VIKINGS”  has just completed filming. Stunt Guild Ireland Members would like to express how much they enjoyed working with Stunt Coordinator Franklin Henson and Fight Coordinator Richard Ryan. Looking forward to series 2 next year.

The Vikings

Stunt Guild Ireland members are currently  working on the MGM television series  Vikings. Written by Michael Hirst ,the series is loosely based upon the reign of the Viking King Ragnar Lothbrok. The show stars  Gabriel Byrne,Travis Fimmel and Katheryn Winnick.