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Brendan O’Carroll has revealed that a second Mrs Brown’s Boys Movie could be in jeopardy because of Brexit.

The 61-year-old Dubliner stepped out with the cast of his hit BBC series at last night’s glitzy IFTA Awards ceremony.

Brendan, who picked up a gong last night for the Best Male Performance, explained that although there are plans in place for a Mrs Brown’s sequel, the Brexit vote has left its future uncertain - despite proving as successful as the latest James Bond film Spectre.

Brendan told the Irish Mirror on the red carpet: “The likelihood was always there - the main problem is Brexit.

”Budgets that were set for movies, set in sterling, are now worth 20% less. It’s hard to get cast and crew to work for 20% less because Britain decided to f**k off.

“There was always planning in place for a second movie but there are hoops you have to jump through.

“They want to see the script, to see if it’s going to be a decent movie, they want to see the figures for the last movie to see if it was a success.

“Then they make an offer and there’s ins and outs.

He continued: “The movie took in €40 million. Percentage wise, and this is what I was told by Universal, it was more profitable than James Bond

“I wouldn’t make it anywhere else other than Ireland. A lot TV series that make movies tend to take the cast somewhere else - like why don’t we all go to America for the laugh.”

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The Finglas native also said that he’s also working on a script with US comic Tyler Perry.

“Tyler Perry and I are talking about making a Mrs Brown and Madea movie - Mrs Brown goes to meet the other Brown family, who she thinks are white,” he said.

“And Madea thinks they’re black - she thinks Ireland is like Jamaica.

“We’re working on a script. It’s been great fun - he’s a great guy to work with.”