Now lest you think I’ve gone and misspelled the word “cavalry,” according to what I learned in my research today “Calvary” is another name for Golgotha, aka the site outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified. Which seems to fit rather well indeed, as the plot of McDonagh’s movie concerns “a good priest tormented by his community.”
The movie will begin production at the end of the summer with a cast that includes Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd (BRIDESMAIDS), Kelly Reilly (SHERLOCK HOLMES), and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”).