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A new A-list film about the 1983 Maze prison break, starring Jamie Dornan , Cillian Murphy and Pierce Brosnan, has been put on hold due to scheduling issues.

H Block, which is set to be directed by Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan, centres on the infamous escape in which 38 members of the IRA broke out from the prison.

Only 19 were captured in what remains the biggest prison escape in UK history.

It had been reported recently that production of the movie was postponed because of financial issues but Brad Feinstein, CEO of Romulus Entertainment, the company set to release H Block, said the project had been put on the back burner for scheduling reasons.

“The production was postponed due to timing issues with regards to the short time element with Pierce Brosnan’s availability that left us with a very small window to get him wrapped on his production date," Feinstein told Deadline.com.

"That along with creative elements that needed to be addressed with Cillian caused us a conflict with his schedule and we are planning to remount the production in March. There was no financial issues surrounding this production."

It’s not known how long the postponement will last or if Murphy - who is due to start filming another series of Peaky Blinders - is still involved in the project.

It is understood that Murphy and Co Down actor Dornan were due to play Republican escapees in H Block while Brosnan has been in talks to play a prison warden.

Murphy and Dornan have previously worked together on another factual story, the WWII thriller Anthropoid, based on the plot to kill SS head Reinhard Heydrich, known as "The Butcher of Prague".

Sheridan's previous films include In The Name of the Father, My Left Foot, The Boxer and The Secret Scripture.

Meanwhile another film based on the notorious prison break is due for release in cinemas next month.

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Maze was written and directed by Stephen Burke and produced by Brendan Byrne and stars Love/Hate's Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Martin McCann, Barry Ward and Niamh McGrady.