Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Domhnall Gleeson have started the Irish leg of production on Lenny Abrahamson's 'Frank', IFTN can reveal.

The feature film, which stars Fassbender as the title character Frank and lead singer of an electro-pop band, began filming on location in Ireland yesterday, after a three-week stint in New Mexico.

Shooting will take place in Dublin and Wicklow, and is expected to wrap on February 15.

IFTN caught up with producer Ed Guiney last week while he was still on location in New Mexico, where the cast were just prepping for a concert scene. Speaking from the set, Guiney said: "We shot a lot of the end of the film and today we're shooting in a big venue in Albuquerque where we have a big concert scene, with a load of extras, and Domhnall and Michael are doing their thing and it's been great."

The Irish leg of the film has been fully cast and crewed. Stephen Lennox, who has worked on all of Abrahamson's previous features, has composed an original score, while Fassbender and Gleeson are expected to sing a number of songs in the film.

The script sees the band play a number of concerts in America, while according to Guiney, Fassbender and Gleeson can both sing "very well", as well as play a number of musical instruments between them.

'Frank' will be edited at Screen Scene in Dublin following its wrap on principal photography next month. Guiney said the production team are hoping for a late 2013, early 2014 release.