{"id":34820,"date":"2026-07-19T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34820"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:32:24","slug":"netflix-acquires-danny-boyles-rupert-murdoch-movie-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34820","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Acquires Danny Boyle\u2019s Rupert Murdoch Movie \u201cInk\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Alwin H. K\u00fcchler \/ STUDIOCANAL SAS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Following its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/en\/cinema\/2025\">Venice Film Festival<\/a> announcement as the opening feature, Netflix scooped up U.S. and Latin American rights to filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000965\/?ref_=fn_t_1\">Danny Boyle<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt37967547\/?ref_=fn_t_1\"><strong>Ink<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Studiocanal took charge of global sales and plans theatrical releases in their territories, which include the UK, much of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Jack+O%27Connell\">Jack O&#8217;Connell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Guy+Pearce\">Guy Pearce<\/a>, and Claire Foy lead the actors in the film adaptation of the Tony-nominated stage play by James Graham (&#8220;<strong>Dear England<\/strong>&#8220;), with the same author penning the screenplay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Made in 1969, the movie follows how future Australian media tycoon <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rupert_Murdoch\">Rupert Murdoch<\/a> (Pearce) and tabloid editor Larry Lamb (O&#8217;Connell) created The Sun newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Murdoch plans for the publication to become a must-read and has hired Lamb to manage it. This merger would spark a longstanding feud between The Sun and The Mirror, paving the way for the emergence of contemporary British tabloids, including outlets like Murdoch&#8217;s Fox News, as well as the proliferation of sensationalist news and social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Boyle directs and produces with Tracey Seaward, Michael Ellenberg, and Tessa Ross.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Alwin H. K\u00fcchler \/ STUDIOCANAL SAS Following its Venice Film Festival announcement as the opening feature, Netflix scooped up U.S. and Latin American rights to filmmaker Danny Boyle&#8216;s &#8220;Ink&#8220;. Studiocanal took charge of global sales and plans theatrical releases in their territories, which include the UK, much of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. 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