‘The world is so quick to pull the trigger of judgment’: Colin Farrell praises ‘discourse’ over cancel culture

Actor speaks ahead of Venice premiere of the Banshees of Inisherin, which reunites him with Martin McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson for first time since In Bruges

Discourse and the exchange of ideas are a gorgeous thing" in a world that's quick to pull the trigger of judgment" and cancel people, actor Colin Farrell has said.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin in Venice, the actor spoke passionately about how the film could act as a counter to today's information age" that takes us away from the intimacy that's required and interests that are needed to exist".