ACT 1

Award winning director Nigel Dick was born in a military hospital in the North of England and became an American citizen at around the same time that Dubya thought it would be a great idea to snag some Iraqi war-trophies for his gun cabinet. It is unlikely that these events are linked in any way.

ACT 2

Dick has directed over 270 music videos, probably a record but who’s counting, and over 20 films and documentaries. His work has won 3 MTV awards, 3 MVPA awards, 2 Billboard awards and countless other awards and nominations. What does it all mean? “It means I have a large cardboard box in my basement full of bits of wood with garish things stuck on the top of them,” he explains.

Between directing gigs Dick would often sit in a Hollywood diner reading Daily Variety and became fascinated by an out of work actor who would regularly announce to the clientele that he’d just come from an audition that he was sure he’d aced. Clearly the man was dillusional and an idea for a screenplay was born.

Deciding he needed a co-writer and, with a whole city of willing candidates ready to buy him a soy latte for the chance, Dick chose the guy whose head appeared on the cover of his first CD. Why? “His head looked like my head. Two heads are better than one. It’s bloody obvious isn’t it?”

ACT 3

Just a few short months later a dirty brown envelope containing compromising photos of the addressee and a shiny new copy of Callback started hitting desks all over Hollywood. Quite soon it became clear blackmail was a most effective way of getting a movie green-lit.

Callback will be in the can soon.