Alec Baldwin is set to star in an Irish thriller with Colm Meaney and Dylan Moran.

The film, Pixie, also stars Olivia Cooke in the lead role alongside Ben Hardy and Daryl McCormack.

The film follows Pixie (Cooke) who wants to avenge her mother’s death by masterminding a heist.

However, her plans go awry and she finds herself on the run with two young men, played by Hardy and McCormack.

The trio are out of their depth as they chased across the Irish countryside by gangsters.

Pixie has to pit her wits against everyone, taking on the patriarchy to claim the right to shape her own life.

Barnaby Thompson, who directed both St Trinian films, is producing the film with James Clayton, the man behind 2007 Irish horror film Shrooms and BBC’s 2014 film Pride.

Speaking about filming, Thompson said: ‘I’m excited to be returning to the Emerald Isle, the birthplace of my father and where I started my career directing documentaries, to make a comedic thriller with a wonderful cast against an extraordinary landscape.

‘I’m also thrilled the film is going to be distributed in the UK and Ireland by Paramount, where I started my career producing movies.’

Thompson has an impressive history in film, having worked with legendary producer Lorne Michaels on the first two Wayne’s World movies along with Coneheads and Tommy Boy.

He returned to the UK to set up Fragile Films, which is funding Pixie along with Ingenious with support from Northern Ireland Screen.