Danny Boyle's 'Ink' to Open 83rd Venice Film Festival
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- Danny Boyle's "Ink" will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival (Sept. 2-12), world premiering in the competition section — a first for Boyle at Venice, which he called his "baptism" at the film festival.
- The film stars Jack O'Connell, Guy Pearce, and Claire Foy, with a script by multi-Olivier-winning playwright James Graham, adapted from his own stage play of the same name.
- The story centers on Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb's 1969 launch of The Sun, which Boyle framed as the origin point for "Fox News, click bait, and Truth Social," remaking British media decades before the digital era.
- Venice festival chief Alberto Barbera cited the team's credentials — an Oscar-winning director, a leading London playwright, and three of British cinema's most acclaimed actors — as the basis for the opening slot.
- Produced by Studiocanal, Media Res, and House Productions, with Tessa Ross and Michael Ellenberg producing, the film will receive a wide theatrical release across Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Benelux, Australia, and New Zealand, with Lucky Red handling Italy.
Why it matters: A world-premiere opening slot in Venice's competition section is among the most prestigious premieres in cinema, and Studiocanal's theatrical release across eight territories — Italy, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Benelux, Australia, and New Zealand — confirms broad commercial ambitions for a film about the Murdoch tabloid revolution.
