A homeless junkie bonds with a cute cat in a heartwarming if slight buddy film
A stray cat moves in with a homeless junkie; eats his food; watches dispassionately as he squirms and sweats his way through cold turkey. Admittedly, the story doesn’t have quite the dramatic peaks and troughs of, say, Lassie saving a trapped child or Old Yeller chasing off a bear intent on snacking on a little boy. But then we have different expectations of cats and of dogs. Dogs are plucky, loyal, lifelong companions. With cats, it’s sometimes just enough to make it through the night without getting our faces clawed off. That said, Bob, who appears as himself in this film (alongside six other ginger feline lookalikes), is a particularly gorgeous specimen. And Bob’s weapons-grade cuteness is almost enough to power this slight but warm-hearted film by Roger Spottiswoode (a veteran of...
A stray cat moves in with a homeless junkie; eats his food; watches dispassionately as he squirms and sweats his way through cold turkey. Admittedly, the story doesn’t have quite the dramatic peaks and troughs of, say, Lassie saving a trapped child or Old Yeller chasing off a bear intent on snacking on a little boy. But then we have different expectations of cats and of dogs. Dogs are plucky, loyal, lifelong companions. With cats, it’s sometimes just enough to make it through the night without getting our faces clawed off. That said, Bob, who appears as himself in this film (alongside six other ginger feline lookalikes), is a particularly gorgeous specimen. And Bob’s weapons-grade cuteness is almost enough to power this slight but warm-hearted film by Roger Spottiswoode (a veteran of...
- 11/6/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
James Bowen attributes his survival to an alley cat but as viewers we need more of his story than endless closeups of a nethers-licking feline
More meme than movie, this cut-price rendering of James Bowen’s bestselling memoirs sees homeless busker Luke Treadaway’s plight positioned a distant second behind the ginger tom who reportedly hastened Bowen’s return from the margins. Truly spoilt, Bob is afforded more closeups than Garbo at her peak, a jolly Routemaster excursion, even deeply silly cat’s-eye Pov shots that distract from the generally featherheaded depiction of life below the poverty line. Longshots, however, reveal our feline hero would rather lick his nethers or ponder running into traffic than endure any more of Treadaway’s acoustic guitar stylings. Perhaps Ken Loach should have popped an otter in Daniel Blake’s pocket for luck.
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More meme than movie, this cut-price rendering of James Bowen’s bestselling memoirs sees homeless busker Luke Treadaway’s plight positioned a distant second behind the ginger tom who reportedly hastened Bowen’s return from the margins. Truly spoilt, Bob is afforded more closeups than Garbo at her peak, a jolly Routemaster excursion, even deeply silly cat’s-eye Pov shots that distract from the generally featherheaded depiction of life below the poverty line. Longshots, however, reveal our feline hero would rather lick his nethers or ponder running into traffic than endure any more of Treadaway’s acoustic guitar stylings. Perhaps Ken Loach should have popped an otter in Daniel Blake’s pocket for luck.
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- 11/3/2016
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…
While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.
2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.
A Street Cat Named Bob (dir.
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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…
While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.
2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.
A Street Cat Named Bob (dir.
- 1/7/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Adaptation of James Bowen’s novel stars Luke Treadaway; set for release through Sony in 2016.
A Street Cat Named Bob, the film adaptation of James Bowen’s bestselling novel, wrapped principal photography on Sunday (Dec 6).
Starring Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash of the Titans), A Street Cat Named Bob tells the true story of the unlikely friendship between a young homeless busker and a stray ginger cat named Bob who changed his life.
Treadaway previously won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Also starring Ruta Gedmintas (The Strain, The Incident) Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey, Filth) Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Bob the cat, filming took place over six weeks in London, mainly in Covent Garden where the two used to busk.
The film is directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies, Turner & Hooch...
A Street Cat Named Bob, the film adaptation of James Bowen’s bestselling novel, wrapped principal photography on Sunday (Dec 6).
Starring Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash of the Titans), A Street Cat Named Bob tells the true story of the unlikely friendship between a young homeless busker and a stray ginger cat named Bob who changed his life.
Treadaway previously won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Also starring Ruta Gedmintas (The Strain, The Incident) Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey, Filth) Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Bob the cat, filming took place over six weeks in London, mainly in Covent Garden where the two used to busk.
The film is directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies, Turner & Hooch...
- 12/11/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Worldwide has acquired a large swathe of territories from The Exchange to the Luke Treadaway drama including the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Scandinavia and Latin America.
The distributor has also snapped up Spain, Cis/Baltics, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey and Israel.
Brian O’Shea and his team have also licensed rights in Germany and Switzerland (Telemunchen), Italy (Notorious), Japan (Comstock Group), South Korea (Noori Pictures), India (Pictureworks), Indonesia (Mvp Entertainment) and airlines (Sky Movies).
A Street Cat Named Bob is based on James Bowen’s book about a homeless busker in London who strikes up a fateful friendship with a cat.
The distributor has also snapped up Spain, Cis/Baltics, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey and Israel.
Brian O’Shea and his team have also licensed rights in Germany and Switzerland (Telemunchen), Italy (Notorious), Japan (Comstock Group), South Korea (Noori Pictures), India (Pictureworks), Indonesia (Mvp Entertainment) and airlines (Sky Movies).
A Street Cat Named Bob is based on James Bowen’s book about a homeless busker in London who strikes up a fateful friendship with a cat.
- 11/4/2015
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Worldwide has acquired a large swathe of territories from The Exchange to the Luke Treadaway drama including the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Scandinavia and Latin America.
The distributor has also snapped up Spain, Cis/Baltics, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey and Israel.
Brian O’Shea and his team have also licensed rights in Germany and Switzerland (Telemunchen), Italy (Notorious), Japan (Comstock Group), South Korea (Noori Pictures), India (Pictureworks), Indonesia (Mvp Entertainment) and airlines (Sky Movies).
A Street Cat Named Bob is based on James Bowen’s book about a homeless busker in London who strikes up a fateful friendship with a cat.
The distributor has also snapped up Spain, Cis/Baltics, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey and Israel.
Brian O’Shea and his team have also licensed rights in Germany and Switzerland (Telemunchen), Italy (Notorious), Japan (Comstock Group), South Korea (Noori Pictures), India (Pictureworks), Indonesia (Mvp Entertainment) and airlines (Sky Movies).
A Street Cat Named Bob is based on James Bowen’s book about a homeless busker in London who strikes up a fateful friendship with a cat.
- 11/4/2015
- ScreenDaily
With the cameras about to start rolling in Covent Garden on the heart-warming tale of one man and his moggie, the cast of A Street Cat Named Bob is swelling by two names: Anthony Head and Joanne Froggatt. Roger Spottiswoode is on to direct, working from Tim John’s adaptation of James Bowen’s best-seller. The book chronicled his life on the street as a busker and recovering drug addict whose life is transformed when he met a stray ginger cat he named, as the title might hint, Bob. Luke Treadaway is set as Bowen, with Ruta Gedmintas as Belle, an animal loving woman who lives nearby.Head is playing Bowen’s father, Nigel, while Froggatt is our main man’s drug support worker, Val. Shooting Script Films is behind this one, figuring that people will flock to see the story of a man who starts to turn his life...
- 10/18/2015
- EmpireOnline
Joanne Froggatt and Anthony Head join Luke Treadaway and Ruta Gedmintas in the film’s cast.
A Street Cat Named Bob, the adaptation of James Bowen’s best-selling novel, is set to start shooting in the UK this month.
Production will take place at Twickenham Studios and on location in London, primarily Covent Garden, from Sunday October 25 and will last for six weeks in total.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
As previously announced by Screen, Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) will play James Bowen, starring alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point), who will play Belle, an animal loving neighbour.
Joanne Froggatt (Filth, Downton Abbey) has now joined the cast as Bowen’s drug support worker Val, as has Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), who will play Bowen’s father Nigel.
Rogert Spottiswoode...
A Street Cat Named Bob, the adaptation of James Bowen’s best-selling novel, is set to start shooting in the UK this month.
Production will take place at Twickenham Studios and on location in London, primarily Covent Garden, from Sunday October 25 and will last for six weeks in total.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
As previously announced by Screen, Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) will play James Bowen, starring alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point), who will play Belle, an animal loving neighbour.
Joanne Froggatt (Filth, Downton Abbey) has now joined the cast as Bowen’s drug support worker Val, as has Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), who will play Bowen’s father Nigel.
Rogert Spottiswoode...
- 10/16/2015
- ScreenDaily
Joanne Froggatt and Anthony Head join Luke Treadaway in the cast.
A Street Cat Named Bob, the adaptation of James Bowen’s best-selling novel, has revealed its shooting dates.
Production will take place in the UK from Sunday October 25 and will last for six weeks in total.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
As previously announced by Screen, Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) will play the James Bowen, starring alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point), who will play Belle, an animal loving neighbour.
Joanne Froggatt (Filth, Downton Abbet) has now joined the cast as Bowen’s drug support worker Val, as has Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), who will play Bowen’s father Nigel.
Rogert Spottiswoode is directing (Tomorrow Never Dies), with a script from Tim John (Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde).
The film is produced...
A Street Cat Named Bob, the adaptation of James Bowen’s best-selling novel, has revealed its shooting dates.
Production will take place in the UK from Sunday October 25 and will last for six weeks in total.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
As previously announced by Screen, Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) will play the James Bowen, starring alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point), who will play Belle, an animal loving neighbour.
Joanne Froggatt (Filth, Downton Abbet) has now joined the cast as Bowen’s drug support worker Val, as has Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), who will play Bowen’s father Nigel.
Rogert Spottiswoode is directing (Tomorrow Never Dies), with a script from Tim John (Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde).
The film is produced...
- 10/16/2015
- ScreenDaily
Bestselling autobiography of homeless busker James Bowen, recounting his recovery from addiction with the help of stray cat, to be adapted for big screen
It was a story with the humblest of beginnings, the tale of one man’s road to recovery from homelessness and addiction with a stray feline friend by his side.
Now, the bestselling autobiography of James Bowen, detailing his life busking on the streets of Covent Garden with a ginger cat called Bob, is to be realised on the big screen.
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It was a story with the humblest of beginnings, the tale of one man’s road to recovery from homelessness and addiction with a stray feline friend by his side.
Now, the bestselling autobiography of James Bowen, detailing his life busking on the streets of Covent Garden with a ginger cat called Bob, is to be realised on the big screen.
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- 8/25/2015
- by Hannah Ellis-Petersen
- The Guardian - Film News
Doubt
Katherine Heigl and her former "Grey's Anatomy" executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are teaming for the re-tooled CBS drama pilot "Doubt". Heigl replaces KaDee Strickland in the role.
Heigl will play a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. Dule Hill, Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould and Dreama Walker also star. [Source: THR]
Happy Valley
Matthew Lewis ("Harry Potter"), Shirley Henderson ("Filth"), Kevin Doyle ("Downton Abbey"), Katherine Kelly ("Mr. Selfridge"), Julie Hesmondhalgh ("Coronation Street") and Amelia Bullmore ("Scott & Bailey") have joined the cast of the second season of the BBC's acclaimed drama "Happy Valley" which begins shooting this week.
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton return for the follow-up to the dark West Yorkshire-set cop drama in which Catherine suspects there might be another serial killer...
Katherine Heigl and her former "Grey's Anatomy" executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are teaming for the re-tooled CBS drama pilot "Doubt". Heigl replaces KaDee Strickland in the role.
Heigl will play a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. Dule Hill, Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould and Dreama Walker also star. [Source: THR]
Happy Valley
Matthew Lewis ("Harry Potter"), Shirley Henderson ("Filth"), Kevin Doyle ("Downton Abbey"), Katherine Kelly ("Mr. Selfridge"), Julie Hesmondhalgh ("Coronation Street") and Amelia Bullmore ("Scott & Bailey") have joined the cast of the second season of the BBC's acclaimed drama "Happy Valley" which begins shooting this week.
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton return for the follow-up to the dark West Yorkshire-set cop drama in which Catherine suspects there might be another serial killer...
- 8/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Street Cat Named Bob movie has its new lead - no, not in that way - with Luke Treadaway officially signing up as former drug addict turned author James Bowen.
Adapting Bowen's first book A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life - which has sold four million copies worldwide and been translated into over 30 languages - the film starts shooting this October.
The director is one-time Bond helmer Roger Spottiswoode, who probably won't be bringing guns and explosions to the heartwarming story of redemption and one utterly adorable ginger tom.
Expect scenes with a yet-to-be-cast Bob and Treadaway's Bowen busking on the streets of Covent Garden, as the latter's love of the former forces him to turn his life around.
Bowen has since written five more books about his life with Bob, which may spell sequels should this family-friendly tale make a big box office impression.
Adapting Bowen's first book A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life - which has sold four million copies worldwide and been translated into over 30 languages - the film starts shooting this October.
The director is one-time Bond helmer Roger Spottiswoode, who probably won't be bringing guns and explosions to the heartwarming story of redemption and one utterly adorable ginger tom.
Expect scenes with a yet-to-be-cast Bob and Treadaway's Bowen busking on the streets of Covent Garden, as the latter's love of the former forces him to turn his life around.
Bowen has since written five more books about his life with Bob, which may spell sequels should this family-friendly tale make a big box office impression.
- 8/25/2015
- Digital Spy
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time actor will play James Bowen, the formerly homeless busker whose books about his life with the scarf-wearing mog have been translated into more than 30 languages
British actor Luke Treadaway will star as James Bowen, the former drug addict whose books about his life on the streets with a ginger cat named Bob have sold more than 4m copies worldwide, reports Variety.
Related: James Bowen and Bob the cat: 'He's named after the killer in Twin Peaks'
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British actor Luke Treadaway will star as James Bowen, the former drug addict whose books about his life on the streets with a ginger cat named Bob have sold more than 4m copies worldwide, reports Variety.
Related: James Bowen and Bob the cat: 'He's named after the killer in Twin Peaks'
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- 8/25/2015
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s the sort of uplifting true that filmmakers flock to, so we can imagine how quickly attempts were being made to nab the rights to James Bowen’s book A Street Cat Named Bob. The film version now has Luke Treadaway and Ruta Gedmintas attached to star. Roger Spottiswoode is on to direct, working from Tim John’s adaptation of Bowen’s best-seller. The book chronicled his life on the street as a busker and recovering drug addict whose life is transformed when he met a stray ginger cat he named… Well, we won’t spoil that bit.Shooting Script Films is behind this one, figuring that people will flock to see the story of a man who starts to turn his life around with the help of a cute kitty. As for who will play the cat, there is an offer out to Michael Sheen a suitably adorable feline (or three,...
- 8/24/2015
- EmpireOnline
Treadaway to appear alongside Ruta Gedmintas in the adaptation of James Bowen’s best-selling novel.
Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) is to star alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point) in A Street Cat Named Bob, an adaptation of the James Bowen novel of the same name.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
The production is set to begin a seven-week shoot in the UK from late October.
Director is Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) and the script was written by Tim John (Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde).
Producer is Adam Rolston for his new venture Shooting Script Films in what will be the company’s debut release.
Tim Smith and Paul Brett of Prescience (The King’s Speech, Song For Marion, The Guard) are executive producers and financiers on the project.
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Luke Treadaway (Unbroken, Clash Of The Titans) is to star alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Prowl, Help Point) in A Street Cat Named Bob, an adaptation of the James Bowen novel of the same name.
The true story centres on how Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
The production is set to begin a seven-week shoot in the UK from late October.
Director is Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) and the script was written by Tim John (Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde).
Producer is Adam Rolston for his new venture Shooting Script Films in what will be the company’s debut release.
Tim Smith and Paul Brett of Prescience (The King’s Speech, Song For Marion, The Guard) are executive producers and financiers on the project.
The Exchange...
- 8/24/2015
- ScreenDaily
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