‘Ink’ Trailer: Danny Boyle Charts The Rise Of A British Tabloid In Venice Film Festival Opener 

Here’s the first trailer for Danny Boyle’s Ink, which opens the 83rd Venice Film Festival this evening. 

Boyle directs the feature from a screenplay written by James Graham (Dear England), based on his Tony-nominated play Ink. O’Connell stars as The Sun newspaper editor Larry Lamb, with Pearce as Rupert Murdoch. Claire Foy is Jules Davies. 

Boyle produces alongside Tessa Ross (Conclave) and Michael Ellenberg (The Morning Show). Ink reunites Boyle and Ross following their collaboration on Slumdog Millionaire. Tracey Seaward (The Two Popes) also produces. Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin, Tonia Davis, Zoe Edwards, James Graham, and Sudie Smyth are executive producers. 

Announcing the title, Venice head Alberto Barbera described the film as an “account of publisher Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the daily newspaper The Sun, which he entrusted to the unscrupulous Larry Lamb, turning it into Britain’s best-selling tabloid at the expense of its rival, The Mirror.”

Studiocanal fully financed the film and will release it theatrically in Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Poland, the Benelux, Australia and NZ.

Alwin H. Küchler (Steve Jobs) is the DOP; Gareth Pugh and Carson McColl (28 Years Later) are Production and Costume Designers; Fin Oates (How to Have Sex, Warfare) is the Editor; Gail Stevens & Rebecca Farhall (28 Years Later) cast the film, and the music is by Daniel Pemberton.

Netflix will release the film in U.S. cinemas on December 11 before it lands on the streamer on Jan 8. StudioCanal will release the film in the UK on Jan 8.