Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Drama ‘Ink’ Gives Venice a Rollicking Start on Opening Night
Guy Pearce stars as Rupert Murdoch opposite Jack O’Connell’s Larry Lamb in Danny Boyle's Venice opener, which chronicles the transformation of ‘The Sun’ into Britain’s dominant tabloid.
Danny Boyle's film "Ink" opened the Venice Film Festival, starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and Jack O'Connell as Larry Lamb. The movie chronicles the transformation of "The Sun" into Britain's dominant tabloid.
The film is based on a play by James Graham and depicts a pivotal night in October 1969 when Murdoch, an Australian, and Lamb, a Yorkshireman, met in a London bar. According to TheWrap, this meeting led to a partnership that would shape modern culture and tabloid media.
The movie features performances by Pearce and O'Connell, with IndieWire describing the acting as "stirringly acted". However, the outlet also noted that the film is "stylistically overcooked".
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