Vince VaughnVince Vaughn has interviewed opposing political leaders in Belfast as part of a documentary on the city’s murals after he spotted some of the artwork during a tour of the city.

Vince interviewed Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and loyalist leader David Ervine in the city last week about how the murals have moved away from conveying political messages and honouring those that died in the 30 years of violence to now helping create unity between the different community groups.

After meeting Vince, Ervine commented: “[Vince] was taking a break from shooting a film in London with Kevin Spacey to do this documentary and came over for this weekend. There’s no question he’s genuinely interested in the subject.”

“He was telling me his interest was sparked on a previous visit when he took a black taxi tour from the Europa Hotel. He knew nothing about the murals before that trip.”

“We did a spot of filming in Dee Street around a mural depicting people coming to the shipyards. I was explaining to him that years ago we would not have a mural like this because it would all have been about politics and our divisions.”

“I told him that, for me, the mural was the epitome of the change process that is going on in Northern Ireland. The murals are changing.”