“It’s going to be a blockbuster! To be honest, I don’t think Roy will do very well in this movie.”
Jason McAteer is looking forward to seeing Saipan in the movies. After all, the former Liverpool midfielder will appear in it.
However, the story of the infamous fight between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy at the 2002 World Cup is not a great memory for him.
Steve Coogan has been cast as Republic of Ireland coach McCarthy, with Éanna Hardwicke taking on the role of Keane as they play out the aftermath, which took place on the small Japanese island of Saipan and caused the captain to leave camp.
McAteer, 53, first learned about the project through a text message from an actor friend in Ireland.
“It was a picture of this kid and he asked me, ‘Do you think this guy can play you in a movie?’ he told the BBC podcast, Sacked in the Morning. “It was obviously Brad Pitt, I’m kidding.
“He said they were making a movie about Saipan and I said ‘shut up’. I asked him if it was a documentary and he said ‘no, it’s a great movie.'”
Manchester United midfielder Keane angered the Irish FA by giving a newspaper interview in which he criticized the training facilities, including a “rock-hard” pitch and a lack of equipment.
McCarthy’s decision to send Keane home sparked a media frenzy and divided his supporters.
“There was always tension between Roy and Mick,” McAteer recalled. “This goes back to when they played together.
“When Mick was captain (of the Republic of Ireland) and Roy was a boy, they clashed several times.
“Then Mick got the manager’s job and Roy became one of the best midfielders in the world, so it was always a difficult relationship.”
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