{
  "id": 5162364,
  "title": "Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Drama ‘Ink’ Gives Venice a Rollicking Start on Opening Night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/danny-boyles-rupert-murdoch-drama-ink-gives-venice-a-rollicking-start",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:10:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/danny-boyles-rupert-murdoch-drama-ink-venice-ovation-1236688040/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}