Ireland's next-big-thing Cillian Murphy is currently paying tribute to his roots on the Gaiety Theatre stage before jetting off to Hollywood to star in the next Batman Film...

Cillian Murphy at the Gaiety Theatre.

With starring roles in small but successful movies such as 28 Days Later... and Intermission it was always going to be just a matter of time before Hollywood came a knocking on Cillian Murphy's door...

The 29-year-old Cork man has landed a major role in Batman: Intimidation which will see Memento director Chris Nolan restart franchise after a number of caped crusader flops.

Cillian Murphy at the Gaiety Theatre.

But if you would like to get a glimpse of handsome Cillian before he heads off to the bright lights get down to the Gaiety theatre and see him play Christie (sic) Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World.

In the new Batman Cillian's character Jonathan "The Scarecrow" Crane will battle against Christian Bale, who plays Batman, and Michael Caine, who plays his butler Alfred Pennyworth.