Eve Hewson and Tom Burke to star in new Lenny Abrahamson film

Eve Hewson and Tom Burke have been announced as co-stars for Lenny Abrahamson's upcoming feature film.

The untitled project will be set in 1970s Dublin and focus on the city's Jewish community.

Hewson took her first major role in This Must Be The Place, which was released in Ireland in 2012. The daughter of Bono and Ali Hewson, she's starred in a number of films and television series, including Bad Sisters, Flora and Son, and The Perfect Couple.

Hewson will feature in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi flick Disclosure Day later this year.

English actor Tom Burke has appeared across film, television, and the theatre. His notable recent work includes starring roles in The Souvenir, Mank, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Abrahamson's film will be produced by Element Pictures, which also produced his adaptations of Normal People and Conversations with Friends.

A24 will be the film's US distributor.

Production for the project is set to begin in Dublin on March 2.