Dan O'Dwyer

Producer, editor & writer at Slick Showreels. Cat puns are dangerous to my health. Opinions (for better or worse) are my own.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Got to feel for Rashford here. He’s had a great season for Barca, they’ve said they can’t afford to pay €30m for him but then pay €70m+ for someone who plays in his position.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨💣 BREAKING: Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, here we go! Official bid accepted now by Newcastle board and Saudi owners.

€70m fixed fee plus add-ons to bring final package over €80m for #NUFC.

Gordon set to travel this week for medical and contract signing at FCB. 🔵🔴✈️

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

So it’s kinda like a film about being Behind Enemy Lines?

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Michael Bay is developing a movie about the U.S./Iran war.

The film follows the story of the 2 U.S. pilots rescued after their planes were shot down during Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

(Source: Deadline)

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

It fairly sure Nolan doesn’t know who Musk is. I’m 100% sure he doesn’t care.

[Variety @Variety]

Elon Musk is bashing Christopher Nolan for #TheOdyssey casting, alleging the director cast Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy because he “wants the awards.”

In additional X posts, Musk re-tweeted posts that mocked Elliot Page’s masculinity and claimed that Nolan was stomping all over Homer’s grave because of his casting choices.

https://t.co/WuLywXcmLi

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

If Filoni and Disney bring back Cara Dune over The Acolyte I might actually be done with Star Wars.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Hey @skytv & @NOW would be great for you to make SNL UK available for catchup, just saying.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

This isn’t new right? My local cinema has been rolling back or back army/navy ads for 10+ years. The only bit that’s new is a ln extra sponsored navy ad.

[Here's What I Reckon: @angryaboutbikes]

Average UK pre-cinema ad roll now is like:
- Hey, wanna join the navy?
- Hey, wanna join the army?
- Oh, you're too good for the navy? Good luck leaving your shithole hometown.
- Hey, please be a teacher?
- Hey, wanna foster a kid?

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Oh we love Javier Bardem!

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

From presenting at the Oscars to Taskmaster, Kumail is having a great 2026!

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

So what’s pissing off the right tonight: beavers on banknotes

Glad all the serious issues were solved so there’s time for this faff.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Reform never send their best, do they?

[zach @plusEVbacker]

Looks like it's kicked off in William hill at Cheltenham 🤣

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

They removed 30 minutes from the film? This is just the worst.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

James Dolan licensed “The Wizard of Oz” and spent $100m put it on the Sphere’s 160,000 sq foot LED screen. 

Since its release in August, the adapted 1939 classic film has made ~$300m (and sells $2m tickets a day).

Sphere stock up 2x (to $4B) over the span and the playbook for global expansion is clear.

Right now, ~5k people are paying $150-200 each per show and there are 2-3x shows a day. 

At the Sphere, films are much more lucrative than live acts because the venue can play them more often and the margins (70%) are higher than paying out pop stars (musicians get to keep most of the ticket sales while Sphere gets the F&B). 

Here is a breakdown of the Sphere’s $782m revenue in 2025:

▫️Films: 48% of total revenue
▫️Live Events: 24%
▫️F&B and Merchandise: 14%
▫️Sponsorship and Exosphere Ads: 14%

Editing of “The Wizard of Oz” included using AI to update scenes and cutting off ~30 minutes of run time (the viewing length is 70 minutes). 

The $2.3B venue also has 4D effects with the film (wind during tornado, falling apples, lots of fog, flames).

Dolan wants “Wizard of Oz” to hit $1B and its own pace by early 2027.

For comparison, Darren Aronofsky’s “Postcard From Earth” has sold 4m+ tickets at ~$100 a pop (so, over $400m) since launching in October 2023. 

Find other IP. License building plans for mini-Spheres (5k seats, with planned locations in Maryland and Abu Dhabi).

I’m very intrigued at what other old films could get The Sphere treatment and nominate “The Big Lebowski”.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Every year people are confused the BAFTAs aren’t live but I’ve never seen people screaming BBC censorship before.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Fuck Jim Ratcliffe

[. @Erwin6_]

Evra on SAF’s speech before the 2008 UCL final.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Right when people start to get fed up with Adobe subscriptions, Apple decide to offer the Creator Studio... Your move Blackmagic...

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Poor Joe #CelebrityTraitors

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

@tomhfh Can probably blame Richard Beeching for this.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Grimsby thoroughly deserved that. What do United do now? Can't blame that on the manager, both goals were individual errors. So many misplaced passes in the attack, you can't coach that.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

Wicked made over $700m at the box office, not including soundtrack streams, digital sales etc, but they can’t be bothered to pay an actual living artist to make the poster for Part 2.

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

I go to Southampton a lot, and I’m fairly certain the ‘people of Southampton’ amount to more than 12 individuals… muppets

[Patriotic 🇬🇧 Nation @HoodedClaw1974]

🚨 The people of Southampton have mobilised tonight also.

Britain has had enough of illegal migration.

Mass deportations NOW. https://t.co/PXWKqJjPnd

[Dan O'Dwyer @danielodwyer]

If Damson Idris isn’t the next Bond when do we riot?