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One of Hollywood's biggest names proved a big draw for two Northern Ireland politicians on either side of the divide.
Vince Vaughn came face to face with Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and loyalist politician David Ervine during a whistle-stop visit to Belfast.
The star of Swingers, Wedding Crashers and Old School interviewed Mr Adams in west Belfast and Progressive Unionist leader David Ervine in the east for a documentary on the city's murals.
Locals in the republican heartland of Andersonstown were stunned to see Mr Vaughn with two cameramen interviewing Mr Adams in front of a mural of the IRA hunger striker Kieran Doherty at Slemish Way.
A passer-by said: "You know what it's like. People see camera crews and they're immediately intrigued. People heard he was filming on the Falls Road yesterday and then they saw him with Gerry Adams.
"Vince Vaughn was really friendly, really open. He talked to the locals, signed autographs and had a bit of craic with them. He seemed really interested in the murals."
Mr Vaughn, who is dating Friends star Jennifer Aniston, then travelled to the east of the city to interview Mr Ervine off the Newtownards Road.
The East Belfast Assembly member said the 36-year-old actor told him he had developed a fascination with the murals during a previous visit to the city.
"He was taking a break from shooting a film in London with Kevin Spacey to do this documentary and came over for this weekend. There's no question he's genuinely interested in the subject. He was telling me his interest was sparked on a previous visit when he took a black taxi tour from the Europa Hotel. He knew nothing about the murals before that trip.
"We did a spot of filming in Dee Street around a mural depicting people coming to the shipyards," the PUP leader said. "I was explaining to him that years ago we would not have a mural like this because it would all have been about politics and our divisions. I told him that, for me, the mural was the epitome of the change process that is going on in Northern Ireland. The murals are changing."
Posted by Christine at October 23, 2006 1:21 AMPlease post a link to the Belfast Murals. It is nice that Vince took an interest in art for he did not appear interested in art at the filming of the Break-Up in Chicago. Although Vince was very busy and that may have been why.
Posted at: December 10, 2006 1:36 PMThis is great. As I was born and bred in Belfast and I am also a student at Salford university studying TV and radio and I'm currently working on making a Documentary on the Murals in Belfast also. It has motivated me even more to depict the art and the relevance behind these public murals. It's great to see such people are also interested in such work. Hopefully i can give incite into belfast and the purpose behind these pieces of work. Its a changing city and there is not as much of a divide anymore. It allows people such as myself to educate and promote N.Ireland. It's a great step forward. Good on ya vince and ya never know might see him again in the Lime Light again!!!!
Posted at: December 14, 2006 6:03 AM